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before the start of the meeting I'd like

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to turn the floor over to Mayor McCarthy

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for the firefighters promotional

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ceremony mayor McCarthy

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thank you madam president

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good evening everybody

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I would like to thank

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the city council president Miriam

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all the members of the city council and

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mayor McCarthy to have the opportunity

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to celebrate the promotion of two of the

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fire department's newest officers

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although tonight is a celebration of two

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individuals moving up the ranks

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it is much more than that

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tonight is a glimpse into the future

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as the fire department transitions to a

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younger Department we will have more of

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these ceremonies

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the firefighters who have learned from

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our seasoned officers will move up

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they will be held to a high standard as

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every member of the department is

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they will work they will work diligently

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every day to earn the trust of those

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they work with and those they serve

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our fire department is steeped in many

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traditions

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the tradition that all other Traditions

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are derived from is this

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the tradition of Excellence in everything we do each day

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Lieutenant Wayan will continue to be the

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best officers possible

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they will continue to hold up the values

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of the fire department and continue to

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serve the citizens of our community

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as I stated earlier

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tonight is a glimpse into the future

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a future we can all be confident in

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Captain Tom Wayne you want to come up

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lieutenant John Wayne

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13-year veteran of the Schenectady Fire

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appointed to the department January 25th

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Lieutenant Wayne attended the New York

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State Fire Academy in Utica New York

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where he received his professional

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firefighter certification

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he received his paramedic certification

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from the State University of New York at

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certificates of accommodation from the

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he has served on the Executive Board of

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the Schenectady permanent firefighters

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Association and currently serves on the

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executive board for the Schenectady fire

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parties Union Local 28.

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Lieutenant Wayne is assigned to rescue

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one on the first platoon protecting the

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Lieutenant way and is married to his

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wife Amanda together they have a son

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Lieutenant Wayne is a fifth generation

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firefighter his father Tom Wayan is a

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retired captain from the Scotia fire

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department with over 20 years of service

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Captain Wayne will pin his son this

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108 just two seconds

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I'm going to raise your right hand and

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swear after me I State your full name

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do solemnly swear that I will support

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and uphold the Constitution of the

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and that I will support and uphold

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and the charter and the laws of the city

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of Schenectady

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in that I will Faithfully discharge the

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as a lieutenant

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in and for the city of Schenectady

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to the best of my ability so help me God

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to the best of my bills

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congratulations

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Will Lauren come up please

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Captain Brendan Davis is a 13-year

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veteran of Schenectady Fire Department

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appointed to the department March 14

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Captain Davis attended New York State

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Fire Academy in Utica New York where he

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achieved his professional firefighter

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he has an associate's degree from Hudson

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Valley Community College in paramedicine

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he was promoted to the rank of

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Lieutenant December 5th 2016.

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Captain Davis received a certificate of

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recognition as a telecommunications

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specialist

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a distinguished service award and

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Emergency Medical Services and two

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certificate certificates of

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accommodations from the Schenectady Fire

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he has served as a schenect as the

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secretary for the Schenectady

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firefighters Cancer Foundation

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Captain Davis has assigned to Engine 4

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on the fourth platoon protecting the

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Captain Davis is married to his wife

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Lauren and together they have three

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children Adeline Hannah and Cameron

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both of these gentlemen are steeped deep

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Captain Davis's Father Bill Davis who

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was here this evening is retired with 26

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years of service

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as the deputy chief with the Albany Fire

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Captain David's wife Lauren will pin her

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husband tonight

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sir do you want to raise your right hand

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swear after me I State your full name

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do solemnly swear that I will support do

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you solemnly swear that I will support

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and uphold the Constitution of the

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and that I will support and uphold

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the constitution of the state of New

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and the charter and the laws of the city

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of Schenectady

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and that I will Faithfully discharge the

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as a captain as a captain in and for the

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Schenectady Fire Department

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to the best of my ability so help me God

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congratulations

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might as well be in the photograph here

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I was going to ask you to get speech now

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no but this is a proud day for these

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individuals for their families again the

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men and the women of the Schenectady

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fire department do an excellent job

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every day

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they take heroic efforts and make it

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look routine and so I'm proud to make

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these promotions tonight and thank the

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men and women for the service they give

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this city every day

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hey thank you

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I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting

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to order for Monday May 8th 2023

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we have one public hearing this evening

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if the clerk would please read

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public hearing number one to amend the

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2022-2023 HUD annual action plan

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we have 17 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

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amending section 248-18 of the city

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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 a one-way Street

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number two item number two

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for original consideration a resolution

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calling for a public hearing rezoning

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Parcels between Hamilton Street

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Schenectady Street Strong Street and

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parts of Summit Avenue and Mumford

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street from an R1 single-family District

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to R2 to family District discussed in

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committee without objection on consent

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item number three item number three for

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original consideration a resolution

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calling for a public hearing for the

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determination of the environmental

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significance of rezoning parcels between

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Hamilton Street Schenectady Street

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strong streets and parts of Summit

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Avenue and Mumford street from R1 single

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family District to R2 to family District

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discussed in committee with the

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objection and on consent item number

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four item number four for original

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consideration a resolution declaring the

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city council as a lead Agency for the

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State Environmental Quality review

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regarding the rezoning of parcels

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between Hamilton Street Schenectady

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Street strong streets and parts of

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Summit Avenue and Mumford street from R1

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single-family District to R2 to family

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District discussed in committee with the

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objection on consent item number five for original

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consideration a resolution referring the

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proposed rezoning Parcels between

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Hamilton Street Schenectady Street

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strong streets and parts of Summit

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Avenue and Mumford street from our one

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single family District are to two family

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District to the Planning Commission

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number six item number six

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for original consideration a resolution

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adopting the 2023-2024 HUD annual action

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plan discussed in committee with

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objection on consent item number seven for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the mayor to renew the contract with

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Mohawk Ambulance Service discussed in

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committee with the objection on consent

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item number eight item number eight for

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original consideration a resolution

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authorizing the mayor or his designee to

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enter into an agreement with New York

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State DOT for the implementation and

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funding in the first instance 100 of the

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federal aid and state Marshall study

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program Aid eligible costs of a

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Transportation federal age Aid project

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and appropriating funds for Franklin

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Street cycle track city of Schenectady

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Franklin Street from not Terrace to J

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Street pins

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1761.60 discussed in committee with

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objection on consent item number nine for original

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consideration a resolution author Rising

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the sale of 91 Division Street for forty

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five thousand dollars discussed in

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committee with objection on consent item

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number 10. item number 10 for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the settlement of a claim by Geico as

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sub suburkey of Omar a Nagi

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number 11. item number 11

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for original consideration a resolution

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authorizing settlement of a claim by

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Michael renick and Sandra renick

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number 12. item number 12

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for original consideration a resolution

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authorizing the city of Schenectady to

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settle a tax tertiary with Crosstown

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Plaza sclp with regard to 2330 watt

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Street and Watt Street

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number 13. item number 13

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for original consideration and

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resolution recognizing mental health

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awareness month this item will be taken

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out of order and rent and presented by

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council member Farley

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item number 14. item number 14 under

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contract and Supply a resolution

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awarding the bid and contract for the

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Congress Street retaining wall

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replacement to rifenberg contract

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incorporation in the total amount of 274

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thousand dollars

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discussed and committed with objection

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on consent item number 15. item number

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15 under contract and Supply a

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resolution awarding the bid in contract

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for the Forest Road intersection

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improvements base bid and ALT out

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at alternate number one to Carver

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Construction Incorporated in the total

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amount of six hundred and one thousand

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one hundred and forty five dollars

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent item number 16. item number 16

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under contract and Supply a resolution

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awarding the bid and contract for the

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North Center Street reconstruction to

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calendar and Industries Incorporated in

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the total amount of 594 500 discussed in

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committee with objection on consent item

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number 17 item number 17 under contract

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and Supply a resolution awarding the bid

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and contract for the replacement of

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Kings Kings Road Bridge over CSX Amtrak

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New York State DOT pin number 1758.95 to

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win Construction Services in the total

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amount of five million three hundred and

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fifty four thousand eight hundred and

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ninety eight dollars and fifty cents

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discussed in committee with objection on

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consent

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if there's nothing more to come before

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the city caucus I'd ask for a motion to

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adjourn moved by Mr Williams second by

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Miss Patrick all those in favor we're

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adjourning I'd like to call the city

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council meeting to order for Monday May

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8th 2023.

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and I'd like to call on Reverend Ronald

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hunt for the prayer invocation

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city council this week this is my wish

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we call upon our better angels to those

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hear the news of the city and its

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citizens with mutual respect

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we are thankful for this opportunity to

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seek to improve our city and its

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citizens to offer thanks for those

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elected and not who work tirelessly to

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help make this a better place to live

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work and play

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we remember our neighbors who are

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unhoused or housing insecure those who

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need employment or are underemployed and

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hope that we will work to increase

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access to Safe affordable and

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comfortable housing we give thanks and

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we are healthy enough to be here today

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we remember our neighbors who struggle

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with chronic illnesses with addictions

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with the burden of medical debt and pray

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that we would work to increase access to

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dignified adequate and Affordable Health

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Care

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we give thanks for the education that

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has prepared us for the responsibility

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of leadership

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we remember our neighbors who are

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struggling in school or are in

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struggling schools and pray that we

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would work to continue to increase

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access to an educational prepare all our

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children to 6 to succeed in life

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we remember our neighbors who live with

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debilitating poverty and hope that we

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would work to increase the pathways out

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of generational Financial struggle

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we give thanks for the welcome we

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receive this evening from colleagues and

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friends who value our contribution to

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the betterment of life in our city let

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us dream for just one minute for a

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larger goal a city and a world where

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everyone flourishes and where we no

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longer know anything but peace thank you I'd like to call on Lieutenant

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Christopher APPA for the Schenectady

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fire department to lead us in the Pledge

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of Allegiance

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Verizon

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to supply

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one nation under God indivisible with

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liberty and justice for all

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thank you

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if the clerk would please complete the

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Roll Call

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Erin

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Mr Farley

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Mr Williams

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Miss Patrick Mr palomini Ms Porterfield

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here thank you we have one out of order

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resolution this evening and I'd like to

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call on um it's a resolution recognizing

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Mental Health Awareness Month I'd like

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to call on council member Farley to

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present this resolution

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and the folks that are here to receive

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the resolution please join us behind the

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rail

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Madam president may have the floor

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you have the floor thank you

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okay so whereas May is mental health

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awareness month which was established in

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1949 to increase awareness and the

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importance of mental health and mental

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Wellness in Americans lives and to

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celebrate recovery from mental illness

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and whereas this year Mental Health

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Awareness Month the theme is more than

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enough campaign it's an opportunity for

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all of us to come together and remember

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the inherent value of which we all hold

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no matter our diagnosis our parents

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social economic status background or

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ability we want every person to know

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that if all you did was wake up today

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well that's more than enough no matter

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what you are inherently worthy of more

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than enough life and whereas taking care

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of your mental health is equally as

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important as taking care of your

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physical health those living with mental

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illness or disorders whether ongoing or

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temporary often find that the effects in

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many areas of their life including their

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personal relationships and work and

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whereas the majority of suicides

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worldwide are related to mental health

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disorders depressions depression

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substance abuse and psychosis are the

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biggest risk factors and whereas in 2020

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about one in five American adults

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experience a mental health condition in

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given years one in six young people have

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experienced a major depressive episode

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and one in 20 Americans have lived with

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a serious mental health illness such as

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schizophrenia bipolar disorder or a

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major depression and whereas mental

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health issues can affect anyone and

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impact people from all levels of

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Societies or occupations including our very important First Responders

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whereas mental health issues can affect

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anyone and impact people from all levels

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our society occupations including our

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First Responders now therefore be

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resolved that the city the Schenectady

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city council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy

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dupe hereby pause and their

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deliberations to recognize Mental Health

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Awareness Month the efforts of

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Schenectady Police Department and its

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peer support team to address and offers

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long-term physical mental health

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wellness and the American Foundation For

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Suicide Prevention and the working area

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of Mental Health I'm honored to present

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this to you all for doing such important

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work thank you I would like to I would

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like to entertain motion

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I said I will accept emotion oh uh you'd

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like to move the resolution I may have a

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second yeah second by Mr all those in

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favor

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aye relationships thank you thank you

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information

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I'm going to make this really quick but

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I do just wanted to say something um I

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just want to thank you all for this

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resolution I hope you can hear me and um

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although we are thank you for taking

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that from me so um this is wonderful and

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great um but we need more and that's

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what I'm here to tell you guys that we

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need more we need

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um more funding for programs that we can

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educate our parents in the community so

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that they can understand what mental

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health looks like in this day and age

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and in this era and how it looks

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different from before because it looks

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different today than it did before we

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need funding for Advocates who can

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assist parents with mental health

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education and decisions we need to

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understand that some of these parents

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struggle with their own mental health

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and they need to address those before

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they can address some mental health with

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their children we need more clinicians

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who look like this community that the

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people in this community and who know

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how to understand the cultural

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differences and how they play a part in

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mental health and their treatment of

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Mental Health

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we also need a clinicians who are

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seasoned and who will stay in our

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community did you guys know that

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Schenectady is the only County in New

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York state who doesn't have who

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contracts with private agencies instead

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of using accounting mental health clinic

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that is available to the residents and I

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don't understand why because in 2009

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Schenectady was in a devastating suicide

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contagion which right here where I lost

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my niece and my son so suicide and

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mental health do go together so why

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can't we have that clinic the same way

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all the other Counties have that clinic

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so we can have season and clinicians

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that stay here because they're getting

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salaries and benefits and they're not

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getting paid because someone didn't show

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so they don't get paid and then they

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leave we need more this is what our

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children need this is what our parents

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need

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um

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we we just need more and um whether this

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is beautiful and I'm always grateful we

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still need more our children are still

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suffering and our parents are suffering

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and they don't know how to take care of

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our kids so we need more from the

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mayor's office and I hope that this year

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and this election will show some

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differences and what you guys are going

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to do for mental health and suicide in

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our County thank you

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[Applause]

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excuse me excuse me could we wait we

577
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,800
also have members here from the peer

578
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:27,720
support from the police department with

579
00:38:27,720 --> 00:38:29,280
for the other resolution and would ask

580
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,160
them to speak as well absolutely

581
00:38:32,160 --> 00:38:35,349
thank you sir

582
00:38:35,359 --> 00:38:38,099
good afternoon or excuse me good evening

583
00:38:38,099 --> 00:38:39,540
ladies and gentlemen of the council

584
00:38:39,540 --> 00:38:41,839
mayor McCarthy Miss Porterfield

585
00:38:41,839 --> 00:38:44,280
I'm Zachary weekly I'm a sergeant with

586
00:38:44,280 --> 00:38:46,440
the Schenectady Police Department I am

587
00:38:46,440 --> 00:38:48,119
co-director of our Department's peer

588
00:38:48,119 --> 00:38:49,320
support team this is my colleague

589
00:38:49,320 --> 00:38:52,619
Jonathan govel he's a sergeant he's a

590
00:38:52,619 --> 00:38:54,300
very important player in our

591
00:38:54,300 --> 00:38:55,760
Department's peer support team

592
00:38:55,760 --> 00:38:57,960
originally how this came about Miss

593
00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,320
Porterfield got in touch with my my code

594
00:39:01,320 --> 00:39:03,300
the other co-director Sergeant Matthew

595
00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:07,220
Dearing about attending tonight's event

596
00:39:07,220 --> 00:39:10,440
Matthew was very disappointed because he

597
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,660
had a conflicting event coincidentally

598
00:39:12,660 --> 00:39:14,180
his conflicting event

599
00:39:14,180 --> 00:39:16,619
Sergeant Matthew Dearing and detective

600
00:39:16,619 --> 00:39:17,960
Michael krounce

601
00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,520
left Philadelphia today Philadelphia

602
00:39:20,520 --> 00:39:24,240
Pennsylvania on bicycles to ride to

603
00:39:24,240 --> 00:39:26,760
Washington D.C ultimately ending at the

604
00:39:26,760 --> 00:39:28,980
National Law Enforcement Officers

605
00:39:28,980 --> 00:39:30,180
Memorial

606
00:39:30,180 --> 00:39:31,200
um

607
00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:33,119
it's part of What's called the ride to

608
00:39:33,119 --> 00:39:36,060
remember and today they left in honor of

609
00:39:36,060 --> 00:39:39,720
our fallen brother Corey Shields Corey

610
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:42,770
was a

611
00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:44,760
these a 10-year veteran of the

612
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:46,320
Schenectady Police Department and he

613
00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:48,960
served for 10 years with honor before

614
00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:50,820
his untimely death

615
00:39:50,820 --> 00:39:52,140
and

616
00:39:52,140 --> 00:39:52,740
um

617
00:39:52,740 --> 00:39:55,320
Schenectady has always since I've been

618
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:56,339
here done

619
00:39:56,339 --> 00:39:59,700
a good you know a lot to try to take

620
00:39:59,700 --> 00:40:02,220
care of their officers and

621
00:40:02,220 --> 00:40:02,760
um

622
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:06,240
you know inquiries untimely departure

623
00:40:06,240 --> 00:40:08,160
we've kind of used that to add fuel to

624
00:40:08,160 --> 00:40:10,079
the fire and we realized that you know

625
00:40:10,079 --> 00:40:11,400
there's a lot that needs to change for

626
00:40:11,400 --> 00:40:13,079
the police department and for the

627
00:40:13,079 --> 00:40:14,280
community

628
00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:16,920
and um it's just some stats I want to

629
00:40:16,920 --> 00:40:18,300
point out

630
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,920
um there's a lot of information out

631
00:40:19,920 --> 00:40:24,720
there but on average uh civilian who's

632
00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:27,780
not a first responder goes through an

633
00:40:27,780 --> 00:40:29,460
average of about two traumatic incidents

634
00:40:29,460 --> 00:40:31,680
in their lifetime First Responders to

635
00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:33,720
include police officers and the

636
00:40:33,720 --> 00:40:35,240
firefighters that were just in the room

637
00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:38,940
deal with about 700 traumatic incidents

638
00:40:38,940 --> 00:40:41,700
over the course of a 20-year career and

639
00:40:41,700 --> 00:40:44,460
there's a 30 percent chance that a

640
00:40:44,460 --> 00:40:45,960
police officer is going to depart his

641
00:40:45,960 --> 00:40:48,060
20-year career with a mental health

642
00:40:48,060 --> 00:40:49,740
issue that he didn't come into the

643
00:40:49,740 --> 00:40:52,320
career with

644
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,200
so that being said Corey became the

645
00:40:55,200 --> 00:40:57,480
driving force behind our reason to

646
00:40:57,480 --> 00:41:00,480
change things for the department and for

647
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:03,000
the city because

648
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:03,839
um

649
00:41:03,839 --> 00:41:05,280
you know mental health isn't something

650
00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:07,320
that's specific just to police officers

651
00:41:07,320 --> 00:41:09,000
and Trauma isn't specific just to police

652
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,099
officers we deal with it at a higher

653
00:41:11,099 --> 00:41:13,500
frequency but it's it's something that's

654
00:41:13,500 --> 00:41:15,480
everybody's responsibility

655
00:41:15,480 --> 00:41:17,220
and so when we took over the peer

656
00:41:17,220 --> 00:41:20,660
support team Matt and I had

657
00:41:20,660 --> 00:41:23,339
two goals right off the bat number one

658
00:41:23,339 --> 00:41:25,920
is to break down the stigma associated

659
00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:27,480
with

660
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:30,359
saying I'm not okay I need help all

661
00:41:30,359 --> 00:41:33,560
right and the second thing is

662
00:41:33,560 --> 00:41:37,140
to promote help seeking Behavior so I'll

663
00:41:37,140 --> 00:41:39,000
Stand I'll stand in front of you all and

664
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:40,440
I'll tell you I'm a police officer I

665
00:41:40,440 --> 00:41:42,660
have been for 14 years five years ago I

666
00:41:42,660 --> 00:41:44,400
started talking with a therapist on a

667
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:45,900
regular basis and it's one of the most

668
00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:47,760
important decisions that I've ever made

669
00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:49,339
in my life and it was a great decision

670
00:41:49,339 --> 00:41:51,900
and I say that because I want other

671
00:41:51,900 --> 00:41:54,060
people to know that it's okay to do the

672
00:41:54,060 --> 00:41:56,060
same and

673
00:41:56,060 --> 00:41:58,020
you know for Quarry we're going to

674
00:41:58,020 --> 00:42:00,599
change this because if we have

675
00:42:00,599 --> 00:42:02,940
healthy police officers who are able to

676
00:42:02,940 --> 00:42:04,619
come to work deal with these traumatic

677
00:42:04,619 --> 00:42:07,440
incidents deal with them and process

678
00:42:07,440 --> 00:42:09,900
them in a healthy manner they can go to

679
00:42:09,900 --> 00:42:11,160
work the next day and provide better

680
00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:14,359
service to the community and not only

681
00:42:14,359 --> 00:42:16,680
are they going to you know be well

682
00:42:16,680 --> 00:42:18,359
adjusted themselves to provide that good

683
00:42:18,359 --> 00:42:21,000
service right they can relate to the

684
00:42:21,000 --> 00:42:22,320
people that that they're dealing with

685
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:23,760
because like I said everybody deals with

686
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:25,740
drama and if you've come and if you've

687
00:42:25,740 --> 00:42:27,359
dealt with drama and you're you know

688
00:42:27,359 --> 00:42:29,940
thriving afterwards you know who better

689
00:42:29,940 --> 00:42:31,859
than to help somebody who's walking

690
00:42:31,859 --> 00:42:34,260
through it themselves so

691
00:42:34,260 --> 00:42:36,540
you know Corey was a great friend to

692
00:42:36,540 --> 00:42:38,099
everybody I don't know many people that

693
00:42:38,099 --> 00:42:40,440
Corey didn't get along with and in his

694
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:42,420
after his passing you know I've

695
00:42:42,420 --> 00:42:45,000
reflected for a long time and kind of

696
00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:47,280
what I've realized is that Corey didn't

697
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:49,260
see the differences that set us apart

698
00:42:49,260 --> 00:42:50,940
right the differences that are so

699
00:42:50,940 --> 00:42:53,579
popular in today's culture what Corey

700
00:42:53,579 --> 00:42:56,220
saw was uh you know a reason to befriend

701
00:42:56,220 --> 00:42:58,680
somebody he literally had friends from

702
00:42:58,680 --> 00:43:02,400
all circles all walks of life and so all

703
00:43:02,400 --> 00:43:05,520
I would say is this all right let's look at what brings us together

704
00:43:05,520 --> 00:43:07,619
let's look at what bonds us as a

705
00:43:07,619 --> 00:43:09,839
community and let's let's focus on that

706
00:43:09,839 --> 00:43:11,460
if you know somebody that's having a

707
00:43:11,460 --> 00:43:12,359
hard time

708
00:43:12,359 --> 00:43:15,060
two best thing you could do even if you

709
00:43:15,060 --> 00:43:16,140
think they don't want to hear from you

710
00:43:16,140 --> 00:43:17,880
call them say hey how you doing I

711
00:43:17,880 --> 00:43:19,020
haven't talked to you in a while what's

712
00:43:19,020 --> 00:43:20,880
going on right

713
00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:29,809
thank you

714
00:43:29,819 --> 00:43:31,920
I'd like to thank both groups for coming

715
00:43:31,920 --> 00:43:33,720
when we were talking about doing this

716
00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:35,400
resolution one of the things that was

717
00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:36,900
important to realize that this doesn't

718
00:43:36,900 --> 00:43:39,119
just affect one segment of the

719
00:43:39,119 --> 00:43:41,280
population but all many segments of the

720
00:43:41,280 --> 00:43:43,380
population as you heard the officers say

721
00:43:43,380 --> 00:43:45,180
so thank you again all for coming and

722
00:43:45,180 --> 00:43:46,680
for telling your stories and sharing the

723
00:43:46,680 --> 00:43:54,829
information with us thank you very much

724
00:43:54,839 --> 00:43:56,339
foreign

725
00:43:56,339 --> 00:43:59,280
we have one public excuse me we have one

726
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:01,440
public hearing uh this evening and a

727
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:02,760
reminder we've extended the public

728
00:44:02,760 --> 00:44:04,260
comment for the public hearing portion

729
00:44:04,260 --> 00:44:06,660
to four minutes and I also ask that

730
00:44:06,660 --> 00:44:08,040
anyone who's speaking at the public

731
00:44:08,040 --> 00:44:09,839
hearing States just stick to the subject

732
00:44:09,839 --> 00:44:11,339
of the public hearing

733
00:44:11,339 --> 00:44:13,980
I have one person signed up Kathy

734
00:44:13,980 --> 00:44:16,910
Sullivan

735
00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:18,359
good evening

736
00:44:18,359 --> 00:44:21,480
um I realize uh a little lacks in my due

737
00:44:21,480 --> 00:44:23,460
diligence prior to my arriving here

738
00:44:23,460 --> 00:44:25,619
tonight after uh coincidentally I just

739
00:44:25,619 --> 00:44:27,839
decided it was important for me as a

740
00:44:27,839 --> 00:44:29,520
member of this community to begin

741
00:44:29,520 --> 00:44:33,480
speaking and airing what's happening

742
00:44:33,480 --> 00:44:36,480
here in this town that maybe some of you

743
00:44:36,480 --> 00:44:38,220
aren't aware of

744
00:44:38,220 --> 00:44:39,000
um

745
00:44:39,000 --> 00:44:41,460
I have two topics of concern and I will

746
00:44:41,460 --> 00:44:43,920
keep this topic

747
00:44:43,920 --> 00:44:46,140
concise to what the topic is about uh

748
00:44:46,140 --> 00:44:48,119
the HUD I didn't even know there was a

749
00:44:48,119 --> 00:44:51,660
HUD plan or I would have done my due

750
00:44:51,660 --> 00:44:54,000
diligence and researched a little more

751
00:44:54,000 --> 00:44:57,420
I've spent three years researching

752
00:44:57,420 --> 00:45:00,240
um I am a parent of a Notre Dame Bishop

753
00:45:00,240 --> 00:45:04,680
Gibbons graduating class 2020. so

754
00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:06,359
lockdown

755
00:45:06,359 --> 00:45:08,819
um full boat scholarships

756
00:45:08,819 --> 00:45:11,400
that we had to

757
00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:14,579
not accept things like that

758
00:45:14,579 --> 00:45:19,859
um through redistricting uh where I live in the hungry Hills section of

759
00:45:19,859 --> 00:45:23,339
Schenectady a small Enclave a corner

760
00:45:23,339 --> 00:45:25,800
tale of Bellevue I know you probably

761
00:45:25,800 --> 00:45:26,780
know

762
00:45:26,780 --> 00:45:30,119
Mount Pleasant is directly correlated

763
00:45:30,119 --> 00:45:33,599
based on my research I ramble a bit but

764
00:45:33,599 --> 00:45:36,119
what brought me to their strange

765
00:45:36,119 --> 00:45:38,160
circumstances that went on around me

766
00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:40,319
where I live I've come to realize

767
00:45:40,319 --> 00:45:43,740
through lockdown lemons to Lemonade is

768
00:45:43,740 --> 00:45:45,980
where I'm bringing this I hope

769
00:45:45,980 --> 00:45:49,200
my son everything that we all knew

770
00:45:49,200 --> 00:45:52,440
changed observed the world around you

771
00:45:52,440 --> 00:45:55,560
who you are what's happening around you

772
00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:57,599
and how you can make this place where we

773
00:45:57,599 --> 00:45:59,819
live better and

774
00:45:59,819 --> 00:46:04,680
for my children

775
00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,200
too late for me

776
00:46:07,200 --> 00:46:09,420
a couple good years left maybe but for

777
00:46:09,420 --> 00:46:11,280
my children

778
00:46:11,280 --> 00:46:14,700
my grandchildren I am here I live in the

779
00:46:14,700 --> 00:46:17,819
hungry Hill section I am 400 feet from

780
00:46:17,819 --> 00:46:22,140
an EPA DEC confirmed

781
00:46:22,140 --> 00:46:25,140
super fun site National priority list

782
00:46:25,140 --> 00:46:27,660
it's been removed I could go on and on

783
00:46:27,660 --> 00:46:29,880
I've done so much research regarding

784
00:46:29,880 --> 00:46:31,740
contamination I'm also a thousand feet

785
00:46:31,740 --> 00:46:34,200
from the cheltingham landfill

786
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:37,319
uh one one thing leads to another I've

787
00:46:37,319 --> 00:46:39,359
done so much research I've done so much

788
00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:41,819
self-advocacy to help my children and

789
00:46:41,819 --> 00:46:43,859
for my children to see me

790
00:46:43,859 --> 00:46:45,480
standing up for them and what's right

791
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,099
and how are we going to change this and

792
00:46:47,099 --> 00:46:48,900
if we can't talk about it we're never

793
00:46:48,900 --> 00:46:51,420
going to change it ever

794
00:46:51,420 --> 00:46:55,020
there's so many layers of what I

795
00:46:55,020 --> 00:46:58,260
perceive to be uh

796
00:46:58,260 --> 00:47:01,260
disguising covering up things uh it's no

797
00:47:01,260 --> 00:47:02,760
news to us we see it all in the movies

798
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:06,480
all of that but when you actually don't

799
00:47:06,480 --> 00:47:07,740
know

800
00:47:07,740 --> 00:47:10,800
if you're safe where you live I can't

801
00:47:10,800 --> 00:47:12,720
tell you what that does to a person and

802
00:47:12,720 --> 00:47:13,859
a family

803
00:47:13,859 --> 00:47:16,980
and as a mother just a single mother

804
00:47:16,980 --> 00:47:20,339
there's no resources and what that means

805
00:47:20,339 --> 00:47:23,880
and what environmental justice means

806
00:47:23,880 --> 00:47:27,500
what a disadvantaged community is

807
00:47:27,500 --> 00:47:30,720
my children some are biracial some are

808
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,460
half Italian I'm Irish through and

809
00:47:32,460 --> 00:47:34,740
through we're multi

810
00:47:34,740 --> 00:47:37,920
faceted family with lots of different

811
00:47:37,920 --> 00:47:41,220
issues confronting us here in this city

812
00:47:41,220 --> 00:47:44,520
and I lead this family and I've decided

813
00:47:44,520 --> 00:47:46,200
through coven through all of this that

814
00:47:46,200 --> 00:47:51,900
I'm going to lead my family without fear

815
00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:53,520
when I when you look at the research

816
00:47:53,520 --> 00:47:55,500
room that you're actually living in this

817
00:47:55,500 --> 00:47:57,599
face this face

818
00:47:57,599 --> 00:47:59,880
is what you're doing here all of you

819
00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:02,339
this face and all my little faces

820
00:48:02,339 --> 00:48:04,440
they're brown they're beige they're gray

821
00:48:04,440 --> 00:48:06,660
they're whatever color

822
00:48:06,660 --> 00:48:08,760
that's who I'm representing here today

823
00:48:08,760 --> 00:48:12,420
okay and when you live so in close

824
00:48:12,420 --> 00:48:15,780
proximity to these sites

825
00:48:15,780 --> 00:48:18,119
everything in your world has changed I

826
00:48:18,119 --> 00:48:20,520
have a bachelor's degree also

827
00:48:20,520 --> 00:48:24,480
and so I've used my my my my mind to

828
00:48:24,480 --> 00:48:27,480
research and what I've found is is we're

829
00:48:27,480 --> 00:48:29,880
not being told the truth so about

830
00:48:29,880 --> 00:48:31,140
certain things these points of

831
00:48:31,140 --> 00:48:34,020
contamination my address just give me

832
00:48:34,020 --> 00:48:35,880
let me give you one example through

833
00:48:35,880 --> 00:48:37,680
redistricting I was prevented from

834
00:48:37,680 --> 00:48:40,200
voting in a primary last year that's the

835
00:48:40,200 --> 00:48:41,460
Civil Rights human rights I don't know

836
00:48:41,460 --> 00:48:43,980
what violation it is I'm not here

837
00:48:43,980 --> 00:48:46,140
with anger I went through anger and give

838
00:48:46,140 --> 00:48:48,240
me one more second I apologize

839
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:50,579
um my address doesn't exist

840
00:48:50,579 --> 00:48:53,640
there's five different street names in

841
00:48:53,640 --> 00:48:55,380
one block radius where I live five

842
00:48:55,380 --> 00:48:57,300
different street names Congress Street

843
00:48:57,300 --> 00:48:58,619
rerouting

844
00:48:58,619 --> 00:49:04,020
uh it's it's years years ago were any of

845
00:49:04,020 --> 00:49:05,880
us alive when this all began that's a

846
00:49:05,880 --> 00:49:07,020
question

847
00:49:07,020 --> 00:49:08,760
how do we fix it how do we make it

848
00:49:08,760 --> 00:49:10,500
better I'm not here because I want

849
00:49:10,500 --> 00:49:12,839
anything except information I want to

850
00:49:12,839 --> 00:49:15,240
know I want to help my community and I

851
00:49:15,240 --> 00:49:18,720
need help doing that so when I've been

852
00:49:18,720 --> 00:49:21,300
advocating through multi-agencies

853
00:49:21,300 --> 00:49:23,339
uh I don't get the calls don't get

854
00:49:23,339 --> 00:49:25,200
returned the emails don't get returned

855
00:49:25,200 --> 00:49:27,660
okay so that's I'm the face of what

856
00:49:27,660 --> 00:49:29,520
we're all doing moving forward let's

857
00:49:29,520 --> 00:49:31,380
make it better that's all I'm here thank

858
00:49:31,380 --> 00:49:33,660
you thank you

859
00:49:33,660 --> 00:49:36,060
I have no one else signed up to speak so

860
00:49:36,060 --> 00:49:41,990
I did

861
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:44,599
sir you are signed up for City business

862
00:49:44,599 --> 00:49:46,859
and that was for the that was for the

863
00:49:46,859 --> 00:49:49,200
public hearing regarding the HUD annual

864
00:49:49,200 --> 00:49:52,260
action plan is that what you wish

865
00:49:52,260 --> 00:49:53,880
no sir

866
00:49:53,880 --> 00:49:56,520
okay you signed the correct form we just

867
00:49:56,520 --> 00:49:58,020
have not arrived to that under the

868
00:49:58,020 --> 00:49:59,099
agenda yet

869
00:49:59,099 --> 00:50:01,380
it's okay

870
00:50:01,380 --> 00:50:04,020
so I have no one else signed up to speak

871
00:50:04,020 --> 00:50:05,819
so I declare the public hearing Number

872
00:50:05,819 --> 00:50:07,280
One close

873
00:50:07,280 --> 00:50:09,780
comments will be filed with uh the

874
00:50:09,780 --> 00:50:12,180
office of development

875
00:50:12,180 --> 00:50:13,920
I'd ask for approval of minutes for

876
00:50:13,920 --> 00:50:16,140
April 24 2023.

877
00:50:16,140 --> 00:50:18,420
moved by Mr Miller second by Mr Williams

878
00:50:18,420 --> 00:50:20,460
all those in favor

879
00:50:20,460 --> 00:50:22,380
aye

880
00:50:22,380 --> 00:50:24,660
and I now ask the clerk to read any

881
00:50:24,660 --> 00:50:26,940
Communications and petitions

882
00:50:26,940 --> 00:50:29,160
Communications presented to city council

883
00:50:29,160 --> 00:50:31,619
for Monday May 8 2023 under official

884
00:50:31,619 --> 00:50:33,839
there were none under General from Petey

885
00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:35,880
Voris an email addressing item number

886
00:50:35,880 --> 00:50:38,160
one stating that it is a nightmare

887
00:50:38,160 --> 00:50:40,440
creation that resembles a white cane

888
00:50:40,440 --> 00:50:43,319
Zone created by CDTA item number five

889
00:50:43,319 --> 00:50:46,680
she asked what the planning what the

890
00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:48,839
planning knows about zoning and

891
00:50:48,839 --> 00:50:50,460
suggested the committee members of the

892
00:50:50,460 --> 00:50:51,720
zoning commission be shifted to

893
00:50:51,720 --> 00:50:54,540
facilitate transparency item eight she

894
00:50:54,540 --> 00:50:56,220
states is ridiculous because there is

895
00:50:56,220 --> 00:50:58,140
not enough bike traffic to drastically

896
00:50:58,140 --> 00:51:01,319
alter the street item 17 she states that

897
00:51:01,319 --> 00:51:03,960
the amount of the contract is huge but

898
00:51:03,960 --> 00:51:06,359
it's a win-win for transparency

899
00:51:06,359 --> 00:51:08,880
from Paula Breslin an email asking for a

900
00:51:08,880 --> 00:51:10,980
recognition of Michael zippieri for a

901
00:51:10,980 --> 00:51:13,079
presentation of plaques to Schenectady

902
00:51:13,079 --> 00:51:15,000
and Rotterdam police departments for the

903
00:51:15,000 --> 00:51:16,980
dedication and service and starting a

904
00:51:16,980 --> 00:51:19,559
diversity diversity committee as a forum

905
00:51:19,559 --> 00:51:21,059
to discuss issues affecting our

906
00:51:21,059 --> 00:51:23,880
communities these are both overdue and

907
00:51:23,880 --> 00:51:25,800
in and needed in the city and we thank

908
00:51:25,800 --> 00:51:27,359
Michael for taking the initiative and

909
00:51:27,359 --> 00:51:30,180
stepping up as he's done under petitions

910
00:51:30,180 --> 00:51:32,579
there were none thank you

911
00:51:32,579 --> 00:51:34,619
asking him council members to provide

912
00:51:34,619 --> 00:51:36,660
committee reports

913
00:51:36,660 --> 00:51:39,420
any committee reports

914
00:51:39,420 --> 00:51:40,859
this time we'll have privilege of the

915
00:51:40,859 --> 00:51:42,240
floor related to their legislative

916
00:51:42,240 --> 00:51:43,500
agenda

917
00:51:43,500 --> 00:51:45,900
I have no one signed up to speak so I

918
00:51:45,900 --> 00:51:47,220
declare the public comment on the

919
00:51:47,220 --> 00:51:49,800
legislative agenda closed

920
00:51:49,800 --> 00:51:52,260
I'll ask approval of the approval of the

921
00:51:52,260 --> 00:51:55,079
legislative consent agenda

922
00:51:55,079 --> 00:51:57,240
moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr

923
00:51:57,240 --> 00:52:00,660
motivaran all those in favor

924
00:52:00,660 --> 00:52:02,579
at this time we will have privilege of

925
00:52:02,579 --> 00:52:04,200
the floor regarding General City

926
00:52:04,200 --> 00:52:06,780
business I have

927
00:52:06,780 --> 00:52:10,559
two people signed up the first is Athena

928
00:52:10,559 --> 00:52:14,690
pagnotti

929
00:52:14,700 --> 00:52:16,500
she present

930
00:52:16,500 --> 00:52:18,720
no

931
00:52:18,720 --> 00:52:20,940
okay

932
00:52:20,940 --> 00:52:22,680
um so it looks like that individual is

933
00:52:22,680 --> 00:52:25,680
not here and the second person I have is

934
00:52:25,680 --> 00:52:26,880
Ed

935
00:52:26,880 --> 00:52:30,950
Lavin Jr

936
00:52:30,960 --> 00:52:33,540
I apologize I'm 80 deaf in one air and

937
00:52:33,540 --> 00:52:35,460
65 in the other so I can't hear you

938
00:52:35,460 --> 00:52:38,400
you're too far away uh good evening City

939
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:40,440
Council Members mayor Cheryl under

940
00:52:40,440 --> 00:52:41,640
Porterfield

941
00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:43,800
why is it that no one is outraged by my

942
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:45,180
complaint that three corrupt judges

943
00:52:45,180 --> 00:52:46,980
conspire to violate my right to due

944
00:52:46,980 --> 00:52:49,440
process and a fair hearing this is the

945
00:52:49,440 --> 00:52:51,059
third or fourth time I am coming to this

946
00:52:51,059 --> 00:52:53,220
Council I have given you the laws that

947
00:52:53,220 --> 00:52:54,960
were broken by these three judges I

948
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:56,099
would like to know what has been done

949
00:52:56,099 --> 00:52:57,599
about my complaint

950
00:52:57,599 --> 00:52:59,760
the mayor refuses to see me and treats

951
00:52:59,760 --> 00:53:01,500
me as an adversary which is a color of

952
00:53:01,500 --> 00:53:02,940
law violation

953
00:53:02,940 --> 00:53:05,280
valetico is the Golden Boy hatchet man

954
00:53:05,280 --> 00:53:07,319
for McCarthy he ripped that building

955
00:53:07,319 --> 00:53:09,000
down on State Street in Erie Boulevard

956
00:53:09,000 --> 00:53:10,859
and was rewarded with a judgeship a

957
00:53:10,859 --> 00:53:13,740
10-year term he ran on a post

958
00:53:13,740 --> 00:53:15,540
how is Insurance paid for the building

959
00:53:15,540 --> 00:53:17,339
minus a hundred thousand deductible when

960
00:53:17,339 --> 00:53:19,559
it was willfully torn down sounds like

961
00:53:19,559 --> 00:53:21,240
Insurance brought to me an underwriter

962
00:53:21,240 --> 00:53:23,099
had to be in on it apparently

963
00:53:23,099 --> 00:53:25,380
constitutional laws are not followed by

964
00:53:25,380 --> 00:53:27,599
falatico or McCarthy

965
00:53:27,599 --> 00:53:29,520
Tanika Frost signed two motions without

966
00:53:29,520 --> 00:53:31,680
Affidavit of service in my case the

967
00:53:31,680 --> 00:53:33,240
second after first was waited out

968
00:53:33,240 --> 00:53:36,300
stating Affidavit of service needed she

969
00:53:36,300 --> 00:53:38,520
is now a Supreme Court judge in New York

970
00:53:38,520 --> 00:53:40,200
especially Schenectady New York

971
00:53:40,200 --> 00:53:42,300
corruption is rewarded and you move up

972
00:53:42,300 --> 00:53:44,760
the ladder the mayor has effectively

973
00:53:44,760 --> 00:53:46,260
kept me out of the newspaper as

974
00:53:46,260 --> 00:53:47,940
evidenced by the two articles written in

975
00:53:47,940 --> 00:53:50,220
a Gazette about the last council meeting

976
00:53:50,220 --> 00:53:52,859
on the 24th of April Gazette put in

977
00:53:52,859 --> 00:53:55,260
stories about garbage complaint and

978
00:53:55,260 --> 00:53:57,480
speeding on King's Road complaints and

979
00:53:57,480 --> 00:53:59,040
nothing about my complaints about three

980
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:00,480
corrupt judges

981
00:54:00,480 --> 00:54:02,400
the mayor has also put the gabash in my

982
00:54:02,400 --> 00:54:03,480
next billboard

983
00:54:03,480 --> 00:54:06,059
Lamar will not put up the new billboard

984
00:54:06,059 --> 00:54:08,220
I promise you mayor McCarthy if you do

985
00:54:08,220 --> 00:54:10,260
not address my complaint before I am

986
00:54:10,260 --> 00:54:12,960
done protesting at City Hall 10 people

987
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:14,760
10 million people will know all about

988
00:54:14,760 --> 00:54:16,980
you and falatico and now blatantly

989
00:54:16,980 --> 00:54:19,380
corruption is rewarded in Schenectady

990
00:54:19,380 --> 00:54:21,420
and put in his Counsel on notice if

991
00:54:21,420 --> 00:54:23,099
anything happens to me while protesting

992
00:54:23,099 --> 00:54:24,960
it will be because of McCarthy or

993
00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:27,300
falatico because I have no enemies with

994
00:54:27,300 --> 00:54:28,619
the exception of these two corrupt

995
00:54:28,619 --> 00:54:29,940
individuals

996
00:54:29,940 --> 00:54:32,099
valetico has become an embarrassment to

997
00:54:32,099 --> 00:54:34,619
himself his family and this city as have

998
00:54:34,619 --> 00:54:37,079
you mayor for not addressing my concerns

999
00:54:37,079 --> 00:54:38,700
and the federal laws that were broken by

1000
00:54:38,700 --> 00:54:40,800
these three corrupt arrogant corrupt

1001
00:54:40,800 --> 00:54:42,119
judges

1002
00:54:42,119 --> 00:54:43,800
these are for the city council members

1003
00:54:43,800 --> 00:54:45,200
these are all the laws that were broken

1004
00:54:45,200 --> 00:54:50,339
and some paperwork thank you thank you

1005
00:54:50,339 --> 00:54:52,260
I have no one else signed up to speak so

1006
00:54:52,260 --> 00:54:53,880
I declare the public comment of City

1007
00:54:53,880 --> 00:54:56,579
business closed

1008
00:54:56,579 --> 00:54:58,680
this time any miscellaneous business of

1009
00:54:58,680 --> 00:55:00,839
the council

1010
00:55:00,839 --> 00:55:07,609
Mr Williams

1011
00:55:07,619 --> 00:55:09,480
I first would like to begin by thanking

1012
00:55:09,480 --> 00:55:10,800
everyone that came out to speak and then

1013
00:55:10,800 --> 00:55:13,200
also following suit with uh the two

1014
00:55:13,200 --> 00:55:14,760
organizations highlight of the

1015
00:55:14,760 --> 00:55:16,559
importance of mental health uh it's

1016
00:55:16,559 --> 00:55:17,940
absolutely something that should not go

1017
00:55:17,940 --> 00:55:21,839
undervalued and as we recognize through

1018
00:55:21,839 --> 00:55:24,660
covid and this ongoing pandemic is that

1019
00:55:24,660 --> 00:55:26,880
more of an emphasis cannot be placed on

1020
00:55:26,880 --> 00:55:28,980
valuing yourself and not being afraid to

1021
00:55:28,980 --> 00:55:30,300
ask questions and highlight when you

1022
00:55:30,300 --> 00:55:32,940
need assistance definitely myself I've

1023
00:55:32,940 --> 00:55:34,800
gone through a lot of struggles and

1024
00:55:34,800 --> 00:55:37,200
trials and tribulations as many other

1025
00:55:37,200 --> 00:55:39,059
residents when the community however it

1026
00:55:39,059 --> 00:55:41,339
wasn't until I asked and self-identified

1027
00:55:41,339 --> 00:55:42,960
that I could not do this all on my own

1028
00:55:42,960 --> 00:55:44,579
and I started asking questions and

1029
00:55:44,579 --> 00:55:46,500
asking for assistance and recognizing

1030
00:55:46,500 --> 00:55:47,819
that there were not just resources

1031
00:55:47,819 --> 00:55:50,460
available to me as a service member but

1032
00:55:50,460 --> 00:55:52,260
also people within my closed Circle that

1033
00:55:52,260 --> 00:55:54,119
were willing to talk and help out and

1034
00:55:54,119 --> 00:55:56,040
oftentimes we assume what's not

1035
00:55:56,040 --> 00:55:58,020
available to us but if we just reach out

1036
00:55:58,020 --> 00:56:01,440
I think that is one of our our priding

1037
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:04,319
attributes in Schenectady our diverse

1038
00:56:04,319 --> 00:56:05,819
community of individuals that are always

1039
00:56:05,819 --> 00:56:07,200
willing to help and support each other

1040
00:56:07,200 --> 00:56:09,180
and that is something that I look

1041
00:56:09,180 --> 00:56:12,540
forward to always being a champion of in

1042
00:56:12,540 --> 00:56:14,099
addition to that I would like to thank

1043
00:56:14,099 --> 00:56:15,900
the increased presence of police

1044
00:56:15,900 --> 00:56:18,300
officers as we look to tackle speeding

1045
00:56:18,300 --> 00:56:20,520
throughout the city in the newspaper

1046
00:56:20,520 --> 00:56:22,800
we've highlighted a King's Road as one

1047
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:24,660
area specifically that unfortunately

1048
00:56:24,660 --> 00:56:26,579
needs more attention at this present

1049
00:56:26,579 --> 00:56:29,700
time and as the mayor is taking diligent

1050
00:56:29,700 --> 00:56:31,559
steps to see if we can evaluate other

1051
00:56:31,559 --> 00:56:33,780
means to put in place stop signs there

1052
00:56:33,780 --> 00:56:36,480
are appropriate means to go about that I

1053
00:56:36,480 --> 00:56:39,540
know that the mayor and council

1054
00:56:39,540 --> 00:56:40,859
president Porterfield in addition to

1055
00:56:40,859 --> 00:56:42,660
Chief Clifford were present during the

1056
00:56:42,660 --> 00:56:43,859
Woodlawn neighborhood association

1057
00:56:43,859 --> 00:56:45,839
meeting and they were their present

1058
00:56:45,839 --> 00:56:47,640
willing to take questions and actions

1059
00:56:47,640 --> 00:56:51,540
are being evaluated but as we look to do

1060
00:56:51,540 --> 00:56:53,160
traffic studies which unfortunately are

1061
00:56:53,160 --> 00:56:56,280
required aspect of this work I would ask

1062
00:56:56,280 --> 00:56:57,960
that neighborhood in particular to be

1063
00:56:57,960 --> 00:57:01,020
patient we are also evaluating I pause

1064
00:57:01,020 --> 00:57:03,480
myself I'm looking at additional means

1065
00:57:03,480 --> 00:57:05,420
to see if there are ways where we can

1066
00:57:05,420 --> 00:57:07,819
utilize some technological assistance

1067
00:57:07,819 --> 00:57:11,220
where we recognize that Staffing is very

1068
00:57:11,220 --> 00:57:12,500
much

1069
00:57:12,500 --> 00:57:14,640
something that we have to work around

1070
00:57:14,640 --> 00:57:16,440
with regards to putting actual police

1071
00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:18,540
officers in these neighborhoods but

1072
00:57:18,540 --> 00:57:23,589
definitely my plea to the community is

1073
00:57:23,599 --> 00:57:26,359
I was like oh wow it's three minutes

1074
00:57:26,359 --> 00:57:28,680
uh definitely my plea to the community

1075
00:57:28,680 --> 00:57:32,760
is be cognizant of how your actions

1076
00:57:32,760 --> 00:57:34,500
affect those around you I know

1077
00:57:34,500 --> 00:57:36,839
oftentimes in a world where immediacy

1078
00:57:36,839 --> 00:57:43,740
and ex getting to point A to point B is very much a matter of seconds saved

1079
00:57:43,740 --> 00:57:46,859
but it is by the grace of God that we

1080
00:57:46,859 --> 00:57:49,380
have not had any traumatic incidences or

1081
00:57:49,380 --> 00:57:52,260
loss of life due to this this issue so

1082
00:57:52,260 --> 00:57:53,760
definitely please take an extra second

1083
00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:56,640
I'll leave 15 minutes earlier it is not

1084
00:57:56,640 --> 00:57:58,859
worth it it is not worth it and as we

1085
00:57:58,859 --> 00:58:00,839
look and evaluate ways to affect

1086
00:58:00,839 --> 00:58:01,980
speeding throughout the whole city

1087
00:58:01,980 --> 00:58:03,720
please be patient if you have any

1088
00:58:03,720 --> 00:58:05,339
questions or comments I myself am always

1089
00:58:05,339 --> 00:58:07,859
available as well as I imagine the rest

1090
00:58:07,859 --> 00:58:10,319
of my council members as well definitely

1091
00:58:10,319 --> 00:58:12,180
I I

1092
00:58:12,180 --> 00:58:14,400
we can do this together just be patient

1093
00:58:14,400 --> 00:58:16,880
let's work together

1094
00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:19,859
thank you

1095
00:58:19,859 --> 00:58:23,750
mayor

1096
00:58:23,760 --> 00:58:25,859
thank you madam president I appreciate

1097
00:58:25,859 --> 00:58:28,200
everyone that came out tonight does the

1098
00:58:28,200 --> 00:58:30,240
weather starts to shift would also

1099
00:58:30,240 --> 00:58:33,180
encourage people uh

1100
00:58:33,180 --> 00:58:36,420
we're all cognizant of the litter issue

1101
00:58:36,420 --> 00:58:39,079
and everybody doing a little bit

1102
00:58:39,079 --> 00:58:41,460
picking up your property the front of

1103
00:58:41,460 --> 00:58:43,980
your business or store makes a big

1104
00:58:43,980 --> 00:58:46,020
difference collectively throughout the

1105
00:58:46,020 --> 00:58:47,099
city

1106
00:58:47,099 --> 00:58:50,640
and again the council has initiated a

1107
00:58:50,640 --> 00:58:52,980
proposal as we get in

1108
00:58:52,980 --> 00:58:54,720
farther in the summer hopefully

1109
00:58:54,720 --> 00:58:57,480
everybody will buy into that and it

1110
00:58:57,480 --> 00:58:58,980
takes a

1111
00:58:58,980 --> 00:59:01,500
burden off the city where the city staff

1112
00:59:01,500 --> 00:59:03,900
cannot do everything we have to rely on

1113
00:59:03,900 --> 00:59:07,260
the residents Property Owners to police

1114
00:59:07,260 --> 00:59:10,140
themselves Mr Williams talks about some

1115
00:59:10,140 --> 00:59:13,339
of the things of actual speeding

1116
00:59:13,339 --> 00:59:16,140
picking up for letter also makes a

1117
00:59:16,140 --> 00:59:19,140
difference and I want to wish everyone a

1118
00:59:19,140 --> 00:59:21,660
Happy Mother's Day for next weekend we

1119
00:59:21,660 --> 00:59:24,540
have a lot of great venues as we move

1120
00:59:24,540 --> 00:59:28,020
away from the traditional Mother's Day

1121
00:59:28,020 --> 00:59:30,900
at home take your mother out bring her

1122
00:59:30,900 --> 00:59:32,640
to downtown one of the great restaurants

1123
00:59:32,640 --> 00:59:35,099
serve venues in Schenectady and I want

1124
00:59:35,099 --> 00:59:37,020
everyone to have a great time thank you

1125
00:59:37,020 --> 00:59:39,839
madam president thank you mayor I'd also

1126
00:59:39,839 --> 00:59:41,160
like to thank everyone that came out

1127
00:59:41,160 --> 00:59:43,319
tonight um shout out to the duri family

1128
00:59:43,319 --> 00:59:45,599
I see like they're hearing a regular so

1129
00:59:45,599 --> 00:59:47,280
I gotta shout you out

1130
00:59:47,280 --> 00:59:49,140
um and also I wanted to congratulate the

1131
00:59:49,140 --> 00:59:51,000
firefighters that received a promotion

1132
00:59:51,000 --> 00:59:52,980
tonight it's always good to see our

1133
00:59:52,980 --> 00:59:55,020
First Responders and um being able to

1134
00:59:55,020 --> 00:59:57,900
move up and to thank them also for the

1135
00:59:57,900 --> 00:59:59,460
wonderful work that they do here in our

1136
00:59:59,460 --> 01:00:01,980
community and I'd also like to

1137
01:00:01,980 --> 01:00:05,280
congratulate uh Miss Nevins who there

1138
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:06,720
was an event in Central Park for those

1139
01:00:06,720 --> 01:00:10,020
of you who weren't able to attend there

1140
01:00:10,020 --> 01:00:12,140
was a community event where a lot of

1141
01:00:12,140 --> 01:00:14,220
agencies organizations the fire

1142
01:00:14,220 --> 01:00:15,660
department the police department were

1143
01:00:15,660 --> 01:00:17,579
there to talk about the services they

1144
01:00:17,579 --> 01:00:19,440
provide to individuals in the community

1145
01:00:19,440 --> 01:00:20,940
so it was a really well attended event

1146
01:00:20,940 --> 01:00:22,319
nice event a lot of children so

1147
01:00:22,319 --> 01:00:25,319
congratulations to uh Jess Nevins for

1148
01:00:25,319 --> 01:00:27,000
putting that together along with the

1149
01:00:27,000 --> 01:00:29,460
life alternative diversion program

1150
01:00:29,460 --> 01:00:31,559
and I also would like to also wish

1151
01:00:31,559 --> 01:00:34,140
everyone uh all mothers a Happy Mother's

1152
01:00:34,140 --> 01:00:35,579
Day and all of you have a great weekend

1153
01:00:35,579 --> 01:00:37,740
with your mothers thank you and those

1154
01:00:37,740 --> 01:00:39,000
are who are also remembering their

1155
01:00:39,000 --> 01:00:41,700
mothers as I am thank you at this time

1156
01:00:41,700 --> 01:00:45,490
I'd like to ask for a motion to adjourn

1157
01:00:45,500 --> 01:00:47,819
movements through Williams second by Mr

1158
01:00:47,819 --> 01:00:49,920
motivaren all those in favor we're

1159
01:00:49,920 --> 01:00:52,940
adjourned have a good night