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first item accepting money from the New
York State DOT or X State uh this is our
chips money we get an annual allocation
every year
um sometimes it varies depending on the
state budget
this year we are getting a standard
chips program along with extreme winter
recovery uh
top which is uh pave our potholes paved
New York and the state touring route the
total of all funding sources is 4.8
million dollars and total change
um
this is uh the largest allocation that
we've gotten the biggest note is the
state touring route money which this
year was around two million dollars that
is a new allocation in the budget for
the last couple years and is not
guaranteed in the future so
you know I don't I don't know if uh if
they do know they take it away what's
gonna what's gonna happen I'm sure once
you give someone missed Palace all over
the state money like that it's going to
be harder to take it away but I just
wanted to make sure that you're aware
that was a new allocation about three
years ago which is why our totals are so
high
Woodland Preserve
this is a
State Grant administered by dazny
this was I believe both of these grants
were
um
oh I've got a stick's office uh sorry
just took me a second this particular
Grant we needed some money to do some
re-establishment in the Woodlawn
preserve for habitat and um they had a
municipality who remained nameless that
was not active on the list of using this
money so it was reallocated to us as we
had a need we will be using this to do
some stump work which we've already
awarded and we're also going to be using
it to do some preservation creation for
the Lupine hopefully with the carnival
butterfly then some trail maintenance
and some work all in The Preserve so
this is to the agreement has been signed
that we have to accept the money Finance
won't move unless we accept the money so
that's what this is
yep so the friends of the greenhouse
working in cooperation with Cornell
Cooperative they apply for received a
Sam Grant through Stax office for 125
000 they originally wanted to use it for
a
Pavilion
um and to use it as a pavilion area
however they decided that it would be
better served to their mission statement
if they remove the existing Greenhouse
number four and install a new Greenhouse
which they're calling a teaching
Greenhouse the current greenhouses are
not large enough to hold classes and
work on tables so this new Greenhouse
would allow them to do more teaching and
educational events
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questions
a little bit second all in favor all
right thank you thank you
the next item is authorization to enter
Schenectady Community Action Program for
rental assistance replacing cbub
good evening everybody
um we are looking to allocate some of
our unspent cdbgcb funding towards
rental assistance with scap we know that
with the e-wrap funding kind of ending
and some of the esgc Lee funds that
we've allocated for rental assistance
have been have been spent and they're
really if there's a gap right now in
terms of funding available for rentals
rental assistance so we're just
requesting to allocate this funding for
that purpose
um scap also wrote up a narrative of
some of the issues of the challenges
that they're facing and trying to solve
we think it's a good use of the funding
and also in line with what our plan was
for cdbgcb in terms of neighborhood
stabilization
um so we're just looking for to
authorize the mayor to enter a contract
with skep for them not to exceed amount
of 200 000 for rental assistance
questions go ahead please thank you so
scap will be actually paying rent that's
in their areas
yes do they have like I don't see the
exact guidelines do you know like how
many months is there uh you know how
they're usually it's just three months
um yeah they have we could send you the
pro their program guidelines if that's
something you want to see I don't know
all the details but I know typically
it's a three-month period but with the
CV money I think it can be up to six
months okay yeah because people have
asked about you know how this program is
going to work because I said we've got
other requests for legislation to do
something kind of similar so I just want
to know how this program worked and you
know and maybe have an idea of how many
households I think they did say how many
households 52 yep and so how long this
money would actually last and if you
didn't mean to look at something so it's
not it's not going to be a new program
it's actually it's just going to be
building on what they're already doing
for rental assistance but it's just
providing some more funding for it it's
not a new program it's in line with what
they've been doing
um and and you know the the guidelines
would remain pretty much the same like I
just want to get a sense of how long
this one would last
yeah yeah
um and I I don't like I said I don't
know all the details but I do think that
they were estimating that right now you
know they they could be spending up to a
hundred thousand per month
um in rental assistance so
um I don't want to say we can get the
details but that is what I've been you
know what our discussions have reflected
so it's definitely High need yeah it's
definitely great to have the details
thank you for your um
identification of this program and just
how they can fill this need that is so
vascular in our community based on your
conversations with uh the sky would you
say that this 200 000 fully meets the gaps that have been identified or
where it is not I don't think there's
any amount of money that could probably
be the gaps with you know as we all know
after the eviction works are lifted and
just everything that has come with that
there is a need that we definitely um
can't meet on our own you know we do
have access to some other funding but
we're trying to be a partner and making
sure that we're doing what we can
um and because we have the CV funding
um available and we need to spend that
down as well it's I think it's just a
great boost for it and then it follow-up
question uh would it be appropriate then
in getting your recommendation for us to
uh potentially when you look at
evaluating applying funds to help fill
up that Gap as well
I think that would probably take some
review and would be you know
discussion to to consider with the mayor
and Council thank you
so um I think that this is great I think
that that there's a Clarity in the
community so I'm totally supported that
um my question is can come to your
limited scope or through your
conversation with scap are they gonna
like do you know that is there any way
that they can take this money kind of
Leverage it to maybe apply for MoneyGram
money do they have it yes I I did that
is what you know I I know that they do
that with all the funding we provide and
they get you know there's different ways
it can be leveraged and they're always
really good about you know not having a
sole source but trying to
um you know build out a plan that
leverages the funding they receive
because I think it's good for people to
know that if we're talking about 200
Grand and it's such a great need that
this money will be leveraged hopefully
to hold more to to meet their need and
you know hopefully not right and
hopefully you know the state will also
come out with some more resources
um being made available for the purpose
because it is definitely a high need
thank you go ahead please I I
Rodriguez say that era was going to open
back up
that
uncertain but it's possible yeah right
now
absolutely but you you know it may yeah
I think like I said I think the state is
going to have to do something whether
it's e-wrap or another source
um I could see that happening yeah
go ahead in terms of the guidelines is
Gap and if you don't know this if you
could find out so if there's individuals
who
um whose income didn't change but
because there was legislation saying
they didn't have to pay their rent and
therefore we didn't so they have
guidelines to look at that to make sure
that anyone who whose income remained
the same would still not be timed
because it just didn't pay that I mean
do they would they be able to have
access to this as well
I would imagine that in their intake
process they would collect that that
kind of documentation
that's important I mean if people added
the uh the ability which simply didn't
do it then you know this should really
be for people who just didn't have the
means because they their loss of income
or whatever the case was yeah and so I
would like to know specifically I mean
at the end of the day I think it's
related directly to homeless prevention
so and I don't want to speak for scout
but I would think if that were the case
but someone's still facing homelessness
because now they don't have a place to
live and they would apply you know and
I'm not sure exactly how they they read
through those things but if someone's
facing homelessness they're facing
homelessness yeah it's my understanding
I think we should consider like
prioritizing people who did it so we can
talk about that but if you can find them
thank you
do you want that as a condition on the
money well I would certainly like to
take a look at that mayor because you
know these people who by know you know I
understand so that was what you're
saying just wondering if you want that
in there I'd like this to move ahead and
so the review might take a longer period
of time so if it was the condition was
that this is going to go to individuals
whose income is adversely affected
because of covid whatever as opposed to
people who may have made what I'll call
Poor choices in terms of managing their
resources
just put it in the resolution going
forward as opposed to holding it up for
additional review well I would
definitely say that for me that needs to
be a priority
I would say
um you know once this gets approved then
we still have to do the contract with
scam and come up with the agreement so I
think that there is an opportunity to
you know to include you know the things
that that the council in there would
like in the in the agreement
forward but I just wanted to make sure
that we're not trying to manage scaff I
think they have the expertise the years
of working with this population
I think that you know they've done an
amazing job for decades I think I can't
be specific about that but
um you know I think that if we give them
the money I think what we're saying is
we trust your background We Trust what
you've been doing in our community to
help especially the most vulnerable
population that's facing homelessness
and eviction so I just want to caution
against putting too many restrictions on
the funding moving forward and I know
that's my non-profit hat sitting on my
shoulders but you know
I appreciate that that comment I think
that um you know they're the ones who
are kind of boots on the ground dealings
but
um you know certainly if there is a
prior prioritization we would also just
have to make sure that ethically they
can Implement that and it would be you
know something to discuss let me just be
clear I don't first this is a once in a
lifetime thing called what is and I
don't think we're micromanaging but as
funders we do get to say that our money
should be spent in the best way possible
people
um their income didn't change and they
didn't pay the rent I think that the
people whose income did change should be
on the top of the list to make sure that
they get the help Miss Tia has already
said there's way more people out there
than even money so we should be
prioritizing those by who by no fall
through their own we're not able to meet
their obligations
I hear what you're saying but I just
emphasize that you know I really trust
the work that they're doing and I think
that they probably do have those kinds
of priorities Etc
um that they face on a day-to-day basis
so I just want more effects
I was just going to add it seems like
again it's another situation of
um
yes in all right so we look at whatever
parameters that scap has existing
um and if those existing parameters
don't satisfy that from areas to this
being covered then we can you know talk
with them about about that language but
I'm pretty sure that everyone would
agree that we want to impact the people
with the highest uh need and I think
that's kind of part of that so if we do
that there's a way to look at their
existing processes I'm sure that they
have made some adjustments due to
um covet as well and if not we can just
say hey you know we want to make sure
how do we ensure that this is we're
using this to really impact the people
the mostly and I think everyone will be
talking kind of the same language when
it comes to that
and this has a point of reference all
these common Council when they pass
similarities of legislation designated
money for this population who need they
could apply a certain number of
restrictions so it's not anything that
we're doing that's in common I
definitely understand uh council
president porterfield's position and I
think as long as we do that
collaborative release we make sure that
we're meeting our needs as a council but
also adhering to their functionality I
think it is something that we can do in
streamline that without affecting the
people that need the money
I just do want to say that we also did
give them um funding for homeless for
covet support for homeless people um
during the aqua discussion so I just
wanted to remind everybody about that as
well
all right any other companies concerns
may have a motion to remove this some
water removing we're moving
good point we're moving to fun
without the provisions
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going to provide the documents do you
request it no so what I'm asking I'm not
necessarily asking for those documents
but I want us to be able to have those
priorities in our contract that we say
we like it prioritized in this way is
that possible you can put whatever yeah
you can put those prescriptions around
can you can just be explicit with what
it's going to be subject to terms where
you know I don't want to take words out
of you know the mouths of any of the
council people if there are terms that
you're going to require in there outside
of what's being proposed coming from the
development department in the mayor's
office on this I just would like you to
just obviously be you know tell me
exactly what it's going to be subject to
so it doesn't seem like that would hold
this up at all it seems like we can we
could move forward with this and then at
the appropriate time where you know
there there could be some added language
if need be because there might be
language that's existing you should
probably tell me what the criteria is
one solution to go forward so what I
would like to see in the resolution is
that that they prior I'm not saying that
other people can't benefit but the
priority means to those who face are
facing homelessness because their loss
of income or whatever it was and
um by no fault to Rome and those whose
income didn't change
um they would need their priority well I
won't say they wouldn't get um help at
all but the priority would be to those
who had loss of income or facing
homeless as a result of that and there
was no change in their income and
ability to pay and that's what's causing
this
I'll
always forget that I understand what
you're saying I think the population
we're talking about is all extremely low
income so even if they didn't have a
change in income they're still extremely
low income
I hear what you're saying yeah
I mean the fact is there's some people
who I've heard said that you know didn't
have to pay rent didn't pay rent because
they didn't have to pay rent not because
they didn't have the ability to pay
around so that's not uh I'm not
anecdotal I mean I hear what you're
saying but we can't I'm sorry but I just
don't think that scalp I mean I really
trust that scap is is expertise um Miss
diode and her her staff's expertise in
working with them
um I would I would not want to vote for
something that would put additional
restrictions in but I know that will
happen next week so
um I don't I'm not on this committee
so move it with the understanding to add
those to uh those languages
I'm not I think that we should be helping people that really need the help in in this
situation final software they're all
that's how I see this
cool nature to play what
um
the subject to so authorizing this
agreement subject to uh placing language
within the agreement stating that the
funding will be prioritized for people
who are facing homelessness
due to loss of income not
with due to no fault of their own
that's essentially what I've gathered
from that
go ahead again is it any fault of their
own that inflation has has increased
prices of everything around us I mean I
just feel like that's a very I don't
know how we make those judgment calls
nor do I think that I want to make that
judgment call The Challenge if I may I
think the challenge will be
well
certainly the intent
from the council or members of the
councils there when scap is dealing with
somebody they're now having to make that
determination on whether or not the this
is somebody's fault or not somebody's
fault when using these resources and
obviously I think there may be a level
of subjectivity on whether or not
somebody's responsible for their
circumstances
so I think there there is there may be
some difficulty in their operations in
determining who gets the funds and who
doesn't because
you know everybody's gonna have a story
when they come in right so I I think
where we might be getting hung up on
Amazon around the language of fault of
their own I think that if that if we are
delinquishers that we are going to
prioritize people who have um had loss
of income and facing homelessness I
think that I would imagine that that's
probably
really in line with what scap is doing
anyway and sufficient enough language
that we're gonna
therefore that would get you out you
know out of that place I think that
you're talking about now you're in the
group you're like now we're being really
uh
yeah
we're making no judgment calls but I
think that the intention is just
prioritize people who needed the most
due to Lost income that's fine
it doesn't have to be false if they're
wrong it's a subject of prioritizing the
funds for people who are facing
homelessness due to loss of income
during covet is that
however Ms Patrick that doesn't satisfy
her well no I was sometimes
not on this subcommittee
um I just stand with what I've what I've
previously said
um and I just really know that
population is you know
that's good yeah I was just gonna say I
mean um I think if I were to reach out
and get some comment from scat that
might resolve the issue if we know
specifically what is is happening but
so are we going to move forward
I understand the support Field's point I
actually agree with it the problem I
have is how to improve loss of income
in a lot of ways I mean some people will
be able to other people won't
and if we're waiting for steps
information
why not just move it forward
as is
and just move forward because apparently
they have some sort of guidelines
and I'd like to make sure that the
guidelines are including that and I
would love to have seen them today
um
just because it's it's I don't know how
many of you I mean I'm just know that
it's happening that there are people who
just landlords have been complaining
that people have not lost their income
and are still not paying me rent we've
heard from the landlords so I just want
to make sure that as we're helping
people we're helping those priorities
and those who are not in that situation
if you've ever been to any landlord
meetings you'll hear it all the time
you have a this program that's capital I
mean Brooklyn is they've been doing this
for years
so at least they have something in place
to carry on this program right so yeah
they've just seen they've been doing it
over here we've been following it
so I don't doubt that but I just want to
make sure that people who didn't pay
them because they don't want to aren't
the ones
please
so we can we can get a copy of the
guidelines or how to go about doing it
for us
let's get this money out there the
contract signed whatever they've been
doing it we've been funding it for a
long time let's see but let's just pass
it as it is without any restrictions on
the money
at this point
there's a restrictions
without arm restrictions
so it seems like we could
potentially move forward right now
getting it out of committee
um as it is right now and
explore what guidelines that scap has
existing and so those two things can
happen right yes okay so it seems like
we're wrong I have one other question so
if if doesn't have those five ones then
if scat doesn't say
if that's not part of it that's my
question to the council actually not Mr
Young
I guess you'd vote against it next week
giving them the funding um
guidelines
if they're not and I doubt but they
would be not I'm sorry I don't weather
so that's what we can use the same
guidelines that they have currently to
administer this one right so my question
is if they don't have the guidelines
saying that there was no you know a
person who didn't pay rent just because
they didn't pay rent because you could
find that information out from the
landlord or from wherever they get you
know they're um not having homelessness
anymore
that's my question
well with the council move this ahead
does the uh could check tomorrow to see
what the criteria is and their General
Conformity on that
have it ready to go for next Monday
night
as long as the general as long as that's
there that's that's just my concern I've
heard from the landlord's been to other
meetings about how people are not paying
their rent and have the ability
so just want to make sure the people who
don't pay the rent because they couldn't
make sure they get the benefit from this
Mr Coleman if I can make a suggestion
um moving ahead as it was presented
tonight
um subject to obviously receiving you
know the the guidelines that they have
already set up and if they are not the
guidelines that the council generally
agrees with obviously can you know at
the time of the resolution there would
be time you vote on it then the
languages are there you can always you
know make an amendment to the resolution
to add
language that the council generally
would be comfortable with
and again hopefully we don't get to that
point hopefully those guidelines that
Scott followers are going to you know be
amenable with counseling
all right
any other discussion today
all in favor thank you the next item is
authorization the Android contract or
Schenectady County drug trading Agency
for the summer youth employment
um so this is related to the youth
employment piece of the tree
collaborative program
um planning to move forward again goal
is to plant 100 trees
um recently we moved forward the portion
for the the project management this is
for the Youth Employment piece with sjta
so it's for our contract with them to
employ the needs for the program
questions
concerned we have a lotion
all in favor all right the next item is
follow-up are a contract
yeah
so yeah I asked the rooms to be put back
on the agenda we haven't talked about in
several months to see where we are with
the contracts how much money has been
expended not just allocated but actually
spent so
um I asked for it from we have and you
both everyone should have information
from the finance department and then
Miss Diaz can just tell us the contacts
are at this point
um yeah so we've executed three of the
contracts
um that we have for the development
projects um specifically
um the other there's there's four more
that are kind of in the final stages of
just you know negotiations with bcni and
for um seat Center and for the
Schenectady Foundation
um the remaining projects we're still
waiting for the pre-contract
requirements to be met so for people to
actually submit the documentation to go
to contract
um and then there are other ones where
we have gotten no response
um I think the Aquatic Center is one
um
so I mean you know I'm not gonna I
wasn't going to go through line by line
but essentially we've executed three
contracts we have four that are pretty
much ready to go
um and then the remaining is either has
contingencies or we're waiting um on the
pre-contract requirements we have had
communication with most of the projects
um
you know in response to the pre-contract
questions and things like that so it's
been ongoing communication but we're
just waiting for those those items to be
able to move forward these three
contracts that we have we already
executed uh the YWCA for their critical
Capital needs State Inc for Steakhouse
and um Bethesda House of Schenectady for
the Care House support housing
and those were three that were kind of
critical needs as well so
um
it was good that they've been been
executed
okay
please can we get a listing of the
contracts that have not provided any
responses to you yep the only reason why
I believe that is I think we should be
proactive with money that's returned
back and try to identify additional
needs which include new projects for
consideration or how do we triage what
has already been submitted
so I know that the green Mark in
particular says that they'd sent their
information in so is there a like a time
frame when they can expect that or if
you have one off the top of your head um
information
as far as I'm aware okay
so okay so it would be kind of a
specific discussion okay
so all the things up here like the
empowerment program none of that would
be included in materials in terms of
that that's all City stuff yes the city
stuff is not we're not overseeing okay
all right um and then the other reason
for bringing this forward I'm sure that
you maybe I'm not sure but it may have
heard um I had a conversation with Mr
Ferrari last week that there was some
conversation that the federal government
might be trying to claw back some money
if money wasn't spent from not just
Schenectady but other other
municipalities so I just want to make
sure that they're like being on top of
making sure the money's allocated and
spent so that that doesn't um apply to
us he didn't give us the specific
guidelines maybe
um Derek knows those I don't know but I
just wanted to you know let everyone
know that that's happening that's at
least been a conversation so we don't
want that to happen you never want to
give back grant money or have it taken
back from you so
um so we really should be like moving
ahead and um also I guess this is really
a question for the mayor in terms of um
will we be able to hire a consultant to
help oversee some of these these
projects
I know that we discussed it like months
ago you said that that was in the works
can we continue to review it at this
point we've not hired anybody but we're
still moving through the process of
getting contracts in place and then
being able to administer and going
forward
um so when we I know that we also losing
somebody from development so is that
something we can do you know more
quickly I know that he's been really
involved with with doing it so it seems
like um
density
okay
um so that seems like it's like more of
a critical need now that we're losing
another person again in a conversation
with Mr Ferrari said that he would be
able to manage this in the short term so
we can continue to do ongoing
Recruitment and move forward this
process of getting the contracts in
place
and so I guess in in terms of writing
the contracts is that coming out of the
Law Department has drafted a
contract that can be used pretty much
for all of the projects involving
outside agencies
we're working though with development
when they have to be
um you know I think tailored to the
particular project so I know we've been
working with Miss Dia and Mr Gray in
terms of doing that fine Tailoring
so this does that mean you provided them
a template and they're just filling in
the blanks because you provided them
with the time with and
um they've done asked questions about
you know if if something has to be
tailored for a particular project or
particular agency we've done stuff in to
provide assistance
and then we review it before it gets
finalized for the mayor
so how about I guess how
is it in terms of your office able to be
able to generate all this stuff is I
mean if it's uncomfortable to talk about
publicly let me know but
I mean you know we just have to come up
with the program and what the guidelines
are and just all of the details and that
takes time you know I think it takes
time with any contract that we do
because of all the stimulus funding yeah
it's a lot you know it's a lot more that
both development and law have to
um
you don't have to have to make work
so yeah it's you know
I don't know what else to say about yeah
it's a lot it's a lot of extra work
um but we were trying to manage it
accordingly
um
I think a lot of it also happens once
the contracts are executed just ensuring
compliance making sure that people are
reporting that's going to be the biggest
because everybody's going to want to see
you know the council is going to want to
see it what did the ARP of funding that
we allocated what did it do right we
want to be able to track that so that
happens later on once the money's
actually being spent a lot of it's not
happening early on it's just getting the
documentation as the seat said and
reaching out to the organization is
trying to make sure that you know if
they have funding contingencies that
they haven't lined up so we have a
better sense of is this project going to
move forward is it not going to move
forward
mm-hmm
please I appreciate
um
I don't imagine any Department that's
going to get up there and say we're
drowning and I appreciate it more
definitely comes at a cost and
definitely that that cost is the
teamwork that you're doing and your
ability to do it efficiently and
effectively and that's something that we
have to weigh but for myself I think
whenever a year given whenever I'm
giving more tasks what helps is seeing
the light at the end of the tunnel I'm
sorry Mr Mayor you said that you're in
the stages of bringing on a Consulting
service if you wouldn't mind just
clarifying what stage are you vetting
applicants are you receiving applicants
or where's yeah if you don't mind I've
extended an offer to one person who
enjoying the planning department staff
anticipate that happening the next
couple of weeks
again Mr Ferrari is telling me that he's
able to
handle this in the short term
and then depending on
what I'll say the complexity of some of
the contracts whether we would use some
of the Consultants that we already have
under contract
the engineering department whether
there's
building buildings it's different than
it's a program delivery and so
as we move through this it stole
somewhat fluid in terms of what the
actual demand will be in how complex it
will be
at this point we haven't gotten a lot of
the information back so that we're able
to enter into contracts
you know that is moving forward
thank you
well would it be helpful to have a
Consultants to win the follow-up that's
like like these people who aren't you
know sitting in their context for
whatever reason if you may need texts
you support would it be helpful for that
I understand what Mr Colden is saying
that at the end they need somebody to do
with the compliance but we're not only
are we giving them a timeline we're also
operating on a timeline and that this
money has to be allocated and then spent
by a certain time so the law where we it
lingers out there then you know we're in
um Jeopardy of not either having it
taken back or not being able to spend it
um in the way that we initially
allocated it so does it make sense now
for us to be looking for someone who can
actually follow up with people if if the
department of development is not doesn't
have the the staff to do it
well yes I am looking at that
the actual contracts that are in place
in our workload that we will staff at an
adequate level to make sure that we can
appropriately administer those to get
the projects done and
have compliance and the money is
expended in an appropriate manner
okay would you like to see us back in
two weeks please
the next item is the annual Pharmacy
exterior building for the Earth
several years ago we started this
program
and this program has been it's a success
story out there in the community
so what I'm looking for because with
your support to continue this
programming this year
and I have this evening Gmail use on the
back of documents last year we were able
to give back to our community in 17 000
to 100 million dollars
or exterior building for it and that has
to do with 90 rooms for me at 123 the
jungle four minutes and 29 stands for
minutes
so I
because of the success we're getting
from the program I realized so
exterior work of the building
any questions
all in favor
um thank you any other business oral
Finance yeah I just wanted to mention
one more thing we didn't ask Mr Google
want to um to speak at all regarding the
um the financial piece of this is there
anything you wanted to discuss with us
regarding friends or piece of the arpa
funding is there any questions
that I sent to you
I'm sorry
um
so we have three projects on this list
that are construction
uh we have a few that are in the design
base do that on hold and a few that are
attending if you know more on these
sites where the project is but if you're
looking at the numbers where we actually
spent in conferences how much you have
left over uh
okay so like specifically when we
when I said when you sent it I asked the
email
um I was looking through all of them I
was looking specifically it said that I
mean we know that that's the um General
Brown's been broken we know that's all
happened but the one million still sits
so I was wondering how that
looks like that
I mean and basically from what I
understand it's uh if there's a
shortfall or if there's another project
that might be allocated towards the
certain product from doing this at the
park
to answer that question for you
I did but we didn't spend any of it on
the project is that what you said we
haven't it's it's been allocated but
there hasn't been any actual specters
coming out of that obviously
okay I will ask Mr wrong because I'm not
really clear on how that works when the
actual work has been done we've seen it
since it's been done so I'm sure
ready
foreign
so you have actual 408 000 617.79 that's
actually being spent out of that right
and this is well then
that that is just a Central Park that's
just an overall if there's any other
improvements that are required so it is
to walk away some of the lighting
movements
see
we have uh four million approximately
actual uh 9.5 million conversations
all right
good question is this money been
contracted uh so with the breakout sheet
I don't know if you have that department
analysis
um did you see the codes next to it says
cn97 so on so forth those are the
contracts we have otherwise we don't put
it in our nearest accounting system
okay what's up all right thank you
any other questions motion to a jar
all in favor thank you
I'd like to call the order of student
development and planning we have mine
items on the agenda
the first item is just a reminder for
the determination of the secret
of the environmental significance of
rezoning parcels between Hamilton and
Schenectady strong streets and parts of
Summit Avenue and the public hearing
will be on May 22nd
any questions about that okay something
motion
the parcels between Hamilton Schenectady
strong streets and parts of Summit
Avenue Muslim street from R1 to R2
and the public hearing for that will be
also on 522.
any questions
okay item number three an appointment
through the civilian police review board
mayor McCarthy
the police Community review board is
comprised of members that are
submitted from various groups
from their submission but we're supposed
to submit to I submit names to the
council there is one position that is at
my discretion going forward into the
council for your consideration Mr
Magoo's name
any questions yeah another question um a
comment I just wanted to thank Rose for
her years of dedication to this board I
think a lot of people forget that it
functions very much that the intent of
being an objective voice with respect to
how investigations are completed at the
police department
sometimes those conversations can become
a little testy but I appreciate any
individual that's willing to volunteer
their time to support this process
moving forward and she very much has
remained in place and I would like to
publicly just appreciate her and I look
forward to this new individual stepping
in and filling that needs as well
any other questions or comments
um
thank you uh the ceremony resolution is
for the Caribbean National National
Heritage Month Mr motive Aaron thank you
June is being recognized as a national
Caribbean American Heritage monthly
resolution to recognize the contribution
towards our city
any questions
uh ceremonial resolution recognizing
Pastor Felicia Collins Mr Palomino yes
uh Pastor Collins has been called to
another church she served our community
very well and I think it's appropriate
we recognize her questions or comments
I'm moving second all the favor all
right thank you uh item number six the
ceremony resolution of recognizing uh
five months 2023 there was a request
that was sent to us to do a ceremony
resolution for that to be presented on
June 3rd at the event and so um he's
putting that forward for resolution any
questions
the last three items will be an
executive session for property sales so
at this time I'd like to entertain a
motion for Teresa
thank you
I'd like to call to order our government
operations one item on the agenda and
you have to go into executive assessment
for this item
yeah
okay good I've submitted the council for
your approval and then to the collective
bargaining agreement which
is
Executives
the council has questions if you go into
executive session and do some things
that will just be public information on
it and what the questions
thank you
I'm fine
and one of the components of this which
we're trying to do across the board is
under the pay system that has existed in
the city for as long as people can
remember
we pay people
before they've actually worked so you
get your paycheck on Thursday for work
that we hope they'll do on Friday
everybody works on Friday very hard
uh
it's been looked at in the audits it's a
it's flagged as an item in in this uh
we're looking to eliminate that so that
there'll be a lag payroll so the work
you do this week you will get paid
next week
and in that we're going to give the
employees one extra week of pay at the
end of the year to balance it out you
have today in the pay system
uh
depending on when the calendar is
that individuals end up with a very
small paycheck or mid-size paycheck
almost never you get a full paycheck and
so it's to balance that out at the end
of the year negotiated with the Union to
again
smooth that out at the end and then also
bring us into compliance so that we'll
have a lag in the payroll so that it
will allow for uh
the elimination of the possibility of
somebody getting paid and they're not
actually doing the work
what's being proposed in the in what you
have before you is for new as it applies
right now if you're new buyers
um we haven't
come to terms yet with this is obviously
for CSEA
like that to apply at some time in the
future for obviously all employees with
such a neglective bargaining so as it
applies now before the new folks coming
on board for csca
but the anticipation will be that this
will eventually apply to everyone we
just have to obviously because we've
been going through this system for such
a long time
figuring out how to exactly get that
accomplished one and to negotiate an
agreement with the unions because it is
such a collective bargaining so that
will come back to the city council at a
future oil so this is just from the new
Iris with CSEA
so this
makes a lot of sense to me
um I guess my own question would be
um it was just something that you know
what was the function of it operating
the way that it's operating up until
this point is that just another one of
those things that just happened that way
because they've been happening that way
or is there uh uh you know some thought
around this or they just serve a purpose
I wish I could tell you I'm sorry
so that it was put in place
50 years ago six years ago one of those
things is happening yeah and the obvious
concern is that somebody
works I don't know gets paid on a
Wednesday that's it you some people hits
their accounts on Wednesday for me it's
a Thursday but some people actually just
pretend on one set if they're not there
on Friday they would have this mayor
indicated gotten paid for a day that
they didn't work which is
obviously not ideal clearly allows us to
resolve that issue
so what other contracts so right now
this is for CSEA new empires going
forward when would this come up again
for other this will apply to all the
references new employees who will apply
to all CSEA after the first of the year
so after
January 1st or whatever that first paper
it is everybody will be effectively a
lag payroll and we're trying to
negotiate it in the other contracts
where that is applicable
so it's not just new hires it's everyone
it would be new hires between now and
the end of the year after January 1st
it'll apply to everybody in CSEA
bargaining units for this agreement okay so um
that's not how it's written here
attached to this is the Moss
any other questions comments as soon as
we're on this
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second
I thought I was unboxing so it's me and
no no it's me
I rent Donna I write this down wrong
every week okay sorry about that it's
like there's four people in the
community
okay
Mr Golden I don't have the mou attached
that is it
this is one said new Arizona but I'm
looking for what he explained
I don't have no I don't have what you're
looking at but it's fine I'll get it
okay I don't have that okay well he said
there's an mou in the machine because
that one says new hires that one says
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all CSE employees will receive an extra
check so that the employer shall move
from a Payday
uh payroll Jewel lag payroll
and then it's all CSE employees that's
affected the last pay period of December
20.
okay
because I'm looking at that I'm not sure
it didn't coincide with discussion so I
just want to make sure
I like to reconvene
um
see developmental planning
oh
and then we'll go to the second session
I'd like to reconvene City development
planning the final items are um for
executive session so I'd like to ask for
motion to go in the second session um
all's in favor all right okay the public
will have to leave