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I'll put them on the table

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I'd like to call the city caucus a

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meeting to order for Monday May 22nd

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2023.

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we have two public hearings this evening

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if the clerk would please read

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public hearing number one the

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determination of the environmental

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significance of rezoning parcels between

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Hamilton Schenectady strong streets and

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parts of Summit Avenue and Mumford

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street from R1 single family District to

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public hearing number two public hearing

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number two rezoning Parcels between

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Hamilton Street Schenectady Street

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Strong Street and parts of Summit Avenue

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and Mumford street from our one single

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family District to R2 to family District

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we have 14 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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original consideration a resolution

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authorized in the mayor or his designee

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to enter into a contract with New York

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State dormitory Authority for a state

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and Municipal Grant in the amount of 125

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thousand dollars for the Central Park

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Greenhouse discussed the committee

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without objection on consent item number

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two item number two for original

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consideration a resolution authorizing

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the mayor or his Destiny to enter into a

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contract with New York State dormitory

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Authority for a state and Municipal

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dollars for the Woodland Preserve

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resolution authorizing the commissioner

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of Finance deposit and increase the

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capital budget codes that have been

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recovery pave New York State touring

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route and paver potholes funding in the

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total amount of four million eight

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hundred five thousand 599.40

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consent item number four item number

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resolution authorizing the fee waivers

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for exterior building repair permits

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resolution authorizing the mayor or his

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designee to enter into an agreement with

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Schenectady Community Action Program for

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a not to exceed amount of two hundred

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thousand dollars for rental assistance

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authorizing the allocation of thirty

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thousand dollars in CD cdbg funding to

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sjta for youth employment as part of the

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consent item number seven item number

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resolution authorizing an amendment to

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the collective bargain agreement

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employee Association local 1000 afscme

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resolution confirming the appointment of

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Anil mcgo to the Schenectady of

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resolution authorizing the sale of a

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vacant lot at 22 minder Street for five

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authorizing the sale of a vacant lot at

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22 and a half Catherine Street for one

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thousand five hundred dollars discussed

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authorizing the sale of a vacant lot at

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dollars discussed in committee without

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objection without objection on consent

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item number 12 item number 12 for

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recognizing National Caribbean American

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Heritage Month 2023 discussed and

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committee without objection on consent

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and this will be presented at a later

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date item number 13. item number 13 for

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original consideration a resolution

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recognized in June 2023 as a lesbian gay

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bisexual transgender and queer pride

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month discussed in committee without

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objection on consent and this will be

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recognizing Pastor Felicia Collins

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consent and this will also be presented

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at a later event

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if there's nothing more to come before

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the city council Cox I've asked for a

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motion to adjourn motion by Miss Patrick

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second by Mr mutivaren all those in

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favor

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aye we are adjourned

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I'd like to call the city council

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meeting to order for Monday May 22nd

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2023.

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and Israel is Reverend Lynn Bolden here

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not I'd ask us all to stand

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and first of all I asked for us for a

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moment of silence for this 20 school

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children who died in a dormitory fire in

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Guyana

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thank you

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at this time uh I'll offer a prayer

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father we come before you we thank you

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for this opportunity to continue to

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serve in the capacity that you've

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allowed us to be we ask that you be with

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us in this deliberation tonight in these

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conversations tonight be with us Lord as

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we share our thoughts our concerns God

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and we ask that you will just um create

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an understanding amongst us so that we

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are able to work together successfully

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for the residents of the city we thank

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you for the opportunity to work together

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and we ask that you will continue to

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bless us and help us move forward as a

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city that is concerned for all of its

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citizens in Jesus name I pray amen

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I would ask a council member the Toro to

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please lead us in the pledge pledge

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allegiance to the flag of the United

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States of America and to the Republic

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for which it stands one nation under God

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indivisible with liberty and justice for

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all thank you

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and as the clerk to please complete the

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we had two public hearings this evening

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and just a reminder we've extended the

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public comment for the public hearings

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to four minutes and I respectfully ask

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that anyone who is caught here to speak

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on the public hearing to only speak to

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the subject relevant to the public

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hearing number one is regarding

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the determination of the environmental

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significance of resulting Parcels

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between Hamilton Schenectady strong

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streets and parts of Summit Avenue and

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Mumford street from R1 single family

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District to R2 family District

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I see no one signed up so if there's

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anyone who wants to speak to that and

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just sign down the wrong sheet let me

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know at this point

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if not I would declare that public

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comment closed

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public hearing number two resulting

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Parcels between Hamilton Street

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Schenectady Street Strong Street parts

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of Summit Avenue and Mumford street from

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our one single family to R2 to family

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again I don't have anyone signed up for

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that particular public hearing if

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there's anyone who signed on the wrong

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sheet please come forward at this time

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if not I declare a public hearing number

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two closed

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I'd ask for the approval of May of the

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minutes of May 8th

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um second by Mr Williams all in favor

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if the clerk could please read any

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Communications and petitions

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Communications presented to city council

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for Monday May 22nd 2023 under official

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there were none under a general there

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were none and under petitions there were

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none

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council members I call any council

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members now to provide committee reports

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any committee reports

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at this time we'll have pillars of the

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floor for the legislative agenda

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I have one person signed up to speak

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and just remind your mom it's a three

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minute you'll hear the timer

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good evening everyone and thank you for

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the opportunity to speak my name is

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Elise Martin and I am the community

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services director at scaff

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as you know scap is a provider of

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services for people facing homelessness

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eviction and in need of Supportive

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Housing Services we are present in City

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eviction Court every week to provide

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support for people facing eviction and

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when funds are available we Aid in

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rental arrears

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we work very closely with area landlords

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and while the moratorium prevented our

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community from being flooded with

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homeless during the pandemic

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it put considerable pressure on

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landlords dependent on rental income to

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live

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I'm here tonight to share with you some

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statistics that highlight the housing

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cost that burdens our community

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people who are living near or below

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poverty lines struggle to meet basic

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needs even don't even during low

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inflation periods the inflation rate was

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seven percent in 20 and 21.

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6.5 in 2022 and is averaging 5 this year

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well everyone has experienced a cost of

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living increase people living on low

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income are at considerable risk of

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homelessness because of the inflation

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scaps 2022 Community needs assessment

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identified that 38 percent of all

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households in the city of Schenectady

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are cost burden meaning that more than

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30 percent of their income goes towards

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their housing costs and approximately 52

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percent of this group are renters

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according to the National low-income

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housing coalition's 2021 Outreach report

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the maximum affordable rent for

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Schenectady County families with an area

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median income 30 percent or below is

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717 dollars

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the fair market rent for 2021 for a

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two-bedroom in Schenectady County was

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one thousand one hundred and Seventeen

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dollars and a family in Schenectady

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County would need to earn almost 45

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000 annually which is an average hourly

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rate of 21.48 to afford this however the

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hourly average rate for renters in this

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community is

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14.62 cents Hud's fair market rent for

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this year for a two-bedroom apartment in

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this community is one thousand three

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hundred and thirteen dollars which is up

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nearly 18 in the last two years

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to further demonstrate this need there

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is an average of 68 cases a week in City

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eviction court and almost all of these

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cases involve a need for rental rear

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payments

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over 120 households are currently housed

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in motels and this demonstrates how

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oversaturated our shelter system is

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because they can't be served by the

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shelters that are in our community

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and there are over 350 homeless

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households on our counties coordinated

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entry waiting list who are waiting for

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housing and on average they're on that

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wait list for at least six months

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rent affordability affordability was a

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significant concern before the pandemic

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but the surge in inflation has made it

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even harder significantly affecting

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those that we serve especially those on

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fixed incomes

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choosing between rent or food rent or

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obtaining medication paying rent or

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ensuring that your children have

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clothing these are the type of struggles

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that we see the families we serve

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dealing with every day the additional

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two hundred thousand dollars in cdbg

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funds will assist an average of 52

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households with rental rears all the

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payments go directly to the landlord

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which is a win-win for our community the

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landlords and the tenants

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because it keeps people housed and gets

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that money out to the landlords who need

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it the New York State emergency rental

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assistance payment program also known as

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e-wrap has paid to this day

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almost 14 million dollars to Schenectady

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and Rental arrears I'm going to need you

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to summarize please

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I'm going to need you to summarize

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please

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um and there are also an additional one

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million dollars that we've paid in

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emergency shelter grants all right thank

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you thank you

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foreign

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I have no one else signed up to speak so

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I declare the public comment on the

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legislative agenda closed

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at this time I asked approval of the

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legislative agenda

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motion by Mr and second by Mr Farley all

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in favor

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we have won a roll call Item this

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evening

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if the clerk would please read item

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number eight excuse me item number five under original

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consideration a resolution authorized in

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the mayor or his designee to enter an

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agreement with Schenectady Community

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Action Program for a not to exceed

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amount of two hundred thousand dollars

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for rental assistance

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need a motion

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by Miss Patrick

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second by Mr palmy

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any discussion prior to the vote

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go ahead

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okay

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if the clerk would please call the roll

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Mr mutaviran yes

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Mr Toro

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just like to say a few things

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thank you for your comments here this

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evening I don't think it's our role to

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judge the worthiness of individuals that

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scap serves to receive this funding

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assistance

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let's let scap do their jobs using the

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guidelines they have in place and get

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this funding to them as soon as possible

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so that landlords receive rent and

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tenants are not displaced unnecessary

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again it's a win-win I vote Yes

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barley

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um I would just like to say um I think

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that this is a clearly an issue that

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00:24:54,120 --> 00:24:55,640
we've been speaking about

403
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we've had town halls I know we've got a

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lot of feedback so I think that this is

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you know probably one of our most

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important responsibilities as serving on

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this council is to make sure that people

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get what they need to live within the

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city I also think that we have a

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responsibility as this body to take into

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account this is um funding

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due to a pandemic and I think that

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living through this pandemic is

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something that none of us have ever

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experienced the first time going through

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it so I think that

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um it's always right to ask the right

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questions when doing this but I I just

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want to say that I'm full support of

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00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:31,740
this this is what our community needs

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and we should respond and respond in a

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way that makes the most sense and thank

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you for your work

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I will yes

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Mr Williams

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so I unlike uh Miss tutorial I don't

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think that putting in place concessions

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or stipulations is in any way shape or

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form us determining the worthiness of

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individuals who are seeking These funds

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I do not agree that this is us judging

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however I think as advocates for the

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city of Schenectady it's our

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responsibility to do so in a manner

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that's financially responsible and I

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think placing

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um

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parameters I think allows us to be good

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stewards for the entire Community it's

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our responsibility to make sure that any

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action that we support upholds those

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00:26:16,559 --> 00:26:17,880
standards for everyone throughout the

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city of Schenectady and I think adding

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these doesn't in any way

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00:26:22,039 --> 00:26:25,679
overall hamper their work and due to the

446
00:26:25,679 --> 00:26:27,840
statistics that we heard there is a

447
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continuous need and I would like to

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00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:31,080
continue this conversation onto how we

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00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,480
can disperse more Monies to support this

450
00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:34,980
but that is the conversation for later

451
00:26:34,980 --> 00:26:38,520
however I do vote in favor of this yes

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Miss Patrick

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00:26:39,900 --> 00:26:41,820
thank you I called for the roll call

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00:26:41,820 --> 00:26:43,320
vote on this resolution because I'm

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00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,240
still upset about what happened at last

456
00:26:45,240 --> 00:26:47,760
week's committee meeting scap clearly

457
00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:50,520
has the expertise to determine how to

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00:26:50,520 --> 00:26:52,320
best use this funding to prevent

459
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:55,260
homelessness why would we think we know

460
00:26:55,260 --> 00:26:57,659
better than they do why should we

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00:26:57,659 --> 00:27:00,840
micromanage an organization that for

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00:27:00,840 --> 00:27:03,360
decades has been in the trenches our

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00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:06,000
role as city leaders is to find and fund

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00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:09,059
the best Partners to help us serve the

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00:27:09,059 --> 00:27:11,700
citizens of Schenectady in scap we have

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00:27:11,700 --> 00:27:13,980
the right partner for this funding and I

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00:27:13,980 --> 00:27:19,430
vote Yes

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00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:21,360
thank you first of all thank you Scott

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00:27:21,360 --> 00:27:23,640
for coming into for making your comments

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00:27:23,640 --> 00:27:25,559
and um

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00:27:25,559 --> 00:27:27,480
so let me just tell you that yes I did

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00:27:27,480 --> 00:27:30,320
bring up concerns and

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00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,419
questioning and asking questions

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00:27:32,419 --> 00:27:34,740
shouldn't upset any council member

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00:27:34,740 --> 00:27:36,179
because that's part of what we do here

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00:27:36,179 --> 00:27:38,220
and as funders we should be asking

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00:27:38,220 --> 00:27:39,840
questions about

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00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,580
um about how the and how we're spending

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00:27:41,580 --> 00:27:43,799
our funding and so not only did I ask

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00:27:43,799 --> 00:27:45,960
questions there I called the executive

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00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:48,120
director to get clarity on that because

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00:27:48,120 --> 00:27:50,940
that to me makes a lot of sense and

483
00:27:50,940 --> 00:27:53,100
additionally that we want to make sure

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00:27:53,100 --> 00:27:54,840
as we're spending this funding funding

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00:27:54,840 --> 00:27:56,460
we're spending in the most the most

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00:27:56,460 --> 00:27:58,080
possible the most

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00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:01,100
um by using the most prioritized

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prioritizing the people who need it the

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most and that those were what my

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00:28:04,740 --> 00:28:05,880
comments were about and what they still

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remain as we have heard from landlords

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who have not gotten their rent so we've

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00:28:11,340 --> 00:28:13,320
heard it from both sides so asking

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00:28:13,320 --> 00:28:14,820
questions just means you need to get

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00:28:14,820 --> 00:28:17,279
clarity around the situation before you

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make a decision and that is what we

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00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:20,400
should always do when you're spending

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00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,279
any City money so I I think it's um

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00:28:23,279 --> 00:28:25,020
unfortunate that a council member felt

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00:28:25,020 --> 00:28:27,900
upset by questions being asked but if

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00:28:27,900 --> 00:28:29,220
you don't ask the questions you won't

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00:28:29,220 --> 00:28:31,080
have the answers and also it's not

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00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:33,179
judging the worthiness of any individual

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I have known scaps worked for years on

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00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:37,320
end I've worked with people who in

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situations myself who are don't aren't

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in Good Financial places but the other

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thing that we also want to do is to help

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00:28:44,460 --> 00:28:46,679
people to become empowered and to get

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out of those situations as well and not

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00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,179
to always feel that we it's consistently

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00:28:51,179 --> 00:28:53,580
about giving to people and not trying to

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help them Empower themselves so asking

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00:28:55,919 --> 00:28:57,659
questions it's just for clarity not for

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only for us but for the taxpayers as

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well so everyone understands how the

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money is being spent what the purpose is

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the landlords understand who have come

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00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,500
to us with questions what's going to

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00:29:07,500 --> 00:29:09,299
happen and how it's going to work so

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00:29:09,299 --> 00:29:11,820
questions will be asked and as long as

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00:29:11,820 --> 00:29:13,080
we get clarity and it makes sense

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00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:14,520
absolutely

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um you know I can concur with that and I

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do vote Yes on this piece of legislation

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00:29:17,640 --> 00:29:21,110
thank you

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00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,700
this piece this resolution passed

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unanimously

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at this time I asked for privilege of

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the floor regarding General City

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business

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I have three people signed up to speak

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00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:42,529
Ed laven Jr

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I'm sorry four people

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00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:47,700
good evening mayor McCarthy chairwoman

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00:29:47,700 --> 00:29:50,220
reporterfield and City Council Members I

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00:29:50,220 --> 00:29:51,960
have sent emails to several council

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00:29:51,960 --> 00:29:53,940
members chairwoman Porterfield was the

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00:29:53,940 --> 00:29:56,279
only response I received she sent me to

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the commission on judicial conduct

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00:29:58,559 --> 00:30:00,720
the city council was the law making and

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00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:02,940
governing body of the city the council

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00:30:02,940 --> 00:30:04,200
appoints the city clerk and

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00:30:04,200 --> 00:30:06,299
commissioning board members it also

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00:30:06,299 --> 00:30:08,580
determines policy improves contracts and

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00:30:08,580 --> 00:30:10,740
agreements set salaries and approves

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00:30:10,740 --> 00:30:12,960
contracts for goods and services it

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00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,299
adopts all legislation governing laws

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and procedures followed in the city I've

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00:30:17,700 --> 00:30:19,380
been here several times at my complaint

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00:30:19,380 --> 00:30:21,240
in judicial corruption by three civil

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00:30:21,240 --> 00:30:23,700
court judges I brought proof yet no

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00:30:23,700 --> 00:30:25,320
council member has done anything to help

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00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,659
me instead they accept the corruption of

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00:30:27,659 --> 00:30:29,220
three judges instead of honoring their

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oath of office the mayor and all council

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members have all Swan sworn an oath

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which as it follows

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I do solemnly swear or affirm that I

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will support the Constitution of the

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United States and the constitution of

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the state of New York that it will

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Faithfully discharge the duties of the

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office of the mayor of ski city of

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Schenectady according to the best of my

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00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,659
ability council members also similar in

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wording I am now asking you that you

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deal with my complaint and honor your

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oath of Law Offices to protect by

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constitutional rights of due process and

571
00:31:00,539 --> 00:31:01,980
a fair hearing

572
00:31:01,980 --> 00:31:04,919
this is not a request it is your job to

573
00:31:04,919 --> 00:31:06,720
honor your oath of office it's not your

574
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:08,460
job to cover up for three corrupt judges

575
00:31:08,460 --> 00:31:09,720
by doing nothing

576
00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:11,520
makes me feel like you're part of the

577
00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,919
problem in Schenectady court system I've

578
00:31:13,919 --> 00:31:15,480
already shown that the mayor of council

579
00:31:15,480 --> 00:31:17,159
members are responsible for protecting

580
00:31:17,159 --> 00:31:19,799
my constitutional rights you are also

581
00:31:19,799 --> 00:31:21,419
responsible for not acting on my

582
00:31:21,419 --> 00:31:23,640
complaint that federal laws were broken

583
00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,380
by these three corrupt judges and city

584
00:31:25,380 --> 00:31:27,899
clerk's office this is a color of law

585
00:31:27,899 --> 00:31:30,539
violation once you are notified of a law

586
00:31:30,539 --> 00:31:32,279
that has been broken you are responsible

587
00:31:32,279 --> 00:31:34,919
for acting on it the mayor does not have

588
00:31:34,919 --> 00:31:37,500
the right to not meet with me it is part

589
00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:40,260
of his duties as a mayor but he knows

590
00:31:40,260 --> 00:31:41,640
this that's why he does not want to meet

591
00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:43,980
with me as all of you know it these

592
00:31:43,980 --> 00:31:45,600
three judges are guilty of obstruction

593
00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,659
of justice also if you choose not to do

594
00:31:48,659 --> 00:31:50,399
anything about this I will be sending

595
00:31:50,399 --> 00:31:51,659
all your names to the Department of

596
00:31:51,659 --> 00:31:55,080
Justice for a color of law violation I

597
00:31:55,080 --> 00:31:56,640
will also be seeking an attorneys

598
00:31:56,640 --> 00:31:58,380
through the city of Schenectady for

599
00:31:58,380 --> 00:32:00,480
being deprived of due process of fair

600
00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,820
hearing by three corrupt judges in the

601
00:32:02,820 --> 00:32:04,380
city clerk's office

602
00:32:04,380 --> 00:32:06,360
and the mayor's council member is doing

603
00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,740
nothing about it

604
00:32:07,740 --> 00:32:09,539
as I have said before the mayor

605
00:32:09,539 --> 00:32:11,340
orchestrated having the person who did

606
00:32:11,340 --> 00:32:14,399
the YouTube video of me falsely arrested

607
00:32:14,399 --> 00:32:16,080
yet wants nothing to do with three

608
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,480
corrupt judges in City Hall arrested for

609
00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,460
the federal crime of conspiracy deprived

610
00:32:20,460 --> 00:32:22,620
me of my civil rights of due process and

611
00:32:22,620 --> 00:32:24,659
a fair hearing and if you think I'm

612
00:32:24,659 --> 00:32:27,779
going away I am not if you want to get

613
00:32:27,779 --> 00:32:30,120
rid of me act on my complaint but I

614
00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:31,559
really expect no one here to do anything

615
00:32:31,559 --> 00:32:33,179
because I find that corruption is

616
00:32:33,179 --> 00:32:35,159
rewarded in Schenectady

617
00:32:35,159 --> 00:32:38,159
and falatico is the mayor's Golden Boy

618
00:32:38,159 --> 00:32:40,020
it truly amazes me that the mayor and

619
00:32:40,020 --> 00:32:41,520
City Council Members would rather cover

620
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,799
up for three corrupt judges in the city

621
00:32:43,799 --> 00:32:45,960
clerk's office that have broken federal

622
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,880
laws to weed out these corrupt judges

623
00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:49,919
but this is Schenectady and mayor

624
00:32:49,919 --> 00:32:57,000
McCarthy is the city council thank you

625
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:01,310
Michaels of Perry

626
00:33:01,320 --> 00:33:03,539
beginning Mr Mayor city council

627
00:33:03,539 --> 00:33:05,520
president miss Porterfield Council

628
00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:07,440
Members First of all I'd just like to

629
00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:09,179
say two things one I'd like to thank the

630
00:33:09,179 --> 00:33:11,940
city of Schenectady snap crew we have an

631
00:33:11,940 --> 00:33:13,860
island in our neighborhood or a property

632
00:33:13,860 --> 00:33:15,840
and I appreciate when I call there that

633
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,340
they do come and they do know that I

634
00:33:17,340 --> 00:33:18,899
know they're busy but we appreciate that

635
00:33:18,899 --> 00:33:21,179
and thank you very much for that the

636
00:33:21,179 --> 00:33:22,799
other thing I wanted to comment on is I

637
00:33:22,799 --> 00:33:24,899
want to thank Mr Williams thank you you

638
00:33:24,899 --> 00:33:27,240
and me have been dealing with um the

639
00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,399
workshops and the Committees for like a

640
00:33:29,399 --> 00:33:31,740
year and that you started on May 18th

641
00:33:31,740 --> 00:33:33,600
thank you for that I look forward to uh

642
00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:35,340
to getting together with you more to

643
00:33:35,340 --> 00:33:37,140
work on this and I hope we can do with

644
00:33:37,140 --> 00:33:38,940
committee to do this and I want to thank

645
00:33:38,940 --> 00:33:40,320
you for that part of it thank you very

646
00:33:40,320 --> 00:33:42,360
much and I just had a small letter I

647
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:43,559
just wrote up that I would like to read

648
00:33:43,559 --> 00:33:54,049
if I could please

649
00:33:54,059 --> 00:33:56,700
um to our forums and our workshops I

650
00:33:56,700 --> 00:33:58,500
feel that as a city much like a country

651
00:33:58,500 --> 00:34:00,960
we have a lot of work to be done in

652
00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:02,880
order to do this we all need to work

653
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:04,019
together

654
00:34:04,019 --> 00:34:08,280
seems some we all excuse me we all share

655
00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:11,220
this city to live to work to play yet

656
00:34:11,220 --> 00:34:13,080
there are divisions and political issues

657
00:34:13,080 --> 00:34:14,820
that keep getting in the way of moving

658
00:34:14,820 --> 00:34:15,599
forward

659
00:34:15,599 --> 00:34:17,399
I believe that there is more that we

660
00:34:17,399 --> 00:34:19,859
have in common with one another than

661
00:34:19,859 --> 00:34:21,659
there are differences and that coming

662
00:34:21,659 --> 00:34:24,000
together to discuss our views concerns

663
00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:26,099
and so we hopefully provide the

664
00:34:26,099 --> 00:34:27,599
groundwork to make our city a better

665
00:34:27,599 --> 00:34:30,179
place construction communication is key

666
00:34:30,179 --> 00:34:33,240
to doing doing anything

667
00:34:33,240 --> 00:34:36,300
and we hope for these forums to provide

668
00:34:36,300 --> 00:34:37,859
the structure for that I feel that

669
00:34:37,859 --> 00:34:39,419
there's a need and opportunity to learn

670
00:34:39,419 --> 00:34:41,220
from one another and to grow as people

671
00:34:41,220 --> 00:34:43,260
by sharing not just our grievances but

672
00:34:43,260 --> 00:34:45,359
our ideas for their Solutions it's an

673
00:34:45,359 --> 00:34:46,560
opportunity

674
00:34:46,560 --> 00:34:48,899
whose time has not just come but in long

675
00:34:48,899 --> 00:34:50,280
overdue and I hope we can work together

676
00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:51,720
in Schenectady to build a better

677
00:34:51,720 --> 00:34:53,940
Schenectady thank you for your time

678
00:34:53,940 --> 00:34:55,220
thank you

679
00:34:55,220 --> 00:35:01,609
Wayne Harper

680
00:35:01,619 --> 00:35:03,480
you know Marion you were given that

681
00:35:03,480 --> 00:35:05,400
speech about

682
00:35:05,400 --> 00:35:08,700
you know asking questions and should you

683
00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:11,160
I'm thinking you're almost out of order

684
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:13,800
people know about asking questions I

685
00:35:13,800 --> 00:35:15,359
mean it seems so trivial I don't

686
00:35:15,359 --> 00:35:17,040
understand why you did that

687
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:21,589
but you did it now

688
00:35:21,599 --> 00:35:24,780
I'm here to talk about Neil as a Neil

689
00:35:24,780 --> 00:35:26,099
Gollum

690
00:35:26,099 --> 00:35:28,619
this new Schenectady

691
00:35:28,619 --> 00:35:30,540
you know in my mind that's right up

692
00:35:30,540 --> 00:35:33,359
there where we keep Miss Liberty those

693
00:35:33,359 --> 00:35:34,800
letter writers they're worried about

694
00:35:34,800 --> 00:35:37,260
Miss Liberty she's not where she belongs

695
00:35:37,260 --> 00:35:39,060
she ought to be in the park down there

696
00:35:39,060 --> 00:35:41,160
by the college but she's up here by the

697
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:45,060
train station it's ridiculous so

698
00:35:45,060 --> 00:35:47,700
I've got a challenge for Neil

699
00:35:47,700 --> 00:35:49,740
I'd like them to call the mayor's office

700
00:35:49,740 --> 00:35:52,500
and I'll take him for a ride around new

701
00:35:52,500 --> 00:35:54,119
Schenectady and I'll show them some

702
00:35:54,119 --> 00:35:56,040
things if he really wants to get

703
00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:58,079
involved and make a difference

704
00:35:58,079 --> 00:36:01,790
and

705
00:36:01,800 --> 00:36:03,780
I'm thinking maybe we ought to get with

706
00:36:03,780 --> 00:36:05,760
Roger Hall

707
00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,560
and I'd like to talk about new

708
00:36:07,560 --> 00:36:10,200
Schenectady from a different perspective

709
00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:13,440
and that's overcoming this body and the

710
00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:16,020
way we conduct ourselves in this city

711
00:36:16,020 --> 00:36:18,960
I think we need managers for these

712
00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:22,680
departments we need to go back to a city

713
00:36:22,680 --> 00:36:24,900
manager perhaps or maybe something

714
00:36:24,900 --> 00:36:26,579
different there's room for discussion

715
00:36:26,579 --> 00:36:29,520
but this isn't working it hasn't worked

716
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:30,960
in Generations

717
00:36:30,960 --> 00:36:32,940
and you don't even come here with a

718
00:36:32,940 --> 00:36:35,880
mindset of looking at how to cut costs

719
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:39,359
or have an original idea you follow the

720
00:36:39,359 --> 00:36:43,260
same old tired routine generation after

721
00:36:43,260 --> 00:36:44,880
generation

722
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,339
and it gets it's it's tiring and and

723
00:36:47,339 --> 00:36:49,440
quite frankly that's why a lot of people

724
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,359
are leaving New York

725
00:36:51,359 --> 00:36:54,119
and I want to give a shout out to and I

726
00:36:54,119 --> 00:36:55,920
don't even know Matt Nell again never

727
00:36:55,920 --> 00:36:59,400
met him and that Tom Kennedy

728
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:01,380
but I want to give a shout out to them

729
00:37:01,380 --> 00:37:03,480
for raising some issues that they did in

730
00:37:03,480 --> 00:37:05,339
this city and maybe if we had more

731
00:37:05,339 --> 00:37:07,820
Republicans and I'm not a Republican

732
00:37:07,820 --> 00:37:10,619
but maybe if we had more Republicans we

733
00:37:10,619 --> 00:37:12,900
could raise some other issues and going

734
00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:15,000
back to that swimming pool that really

735
00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:20,160
upset me you know what that's like your porch is falling off

736
00:37:20,160 --> 00:37:23,040
your house your roof is leaking and your

737
00:37:23,040 --> 00:37:25,560
windows are broken and what do you do

738
00:37:25,560 --> 00:37:28,079
you go out and buy a luxury vehicle

739
00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:30,780
that's what that said to me and come on

740
00:37:30,780 --> 00:37:32,339
up to Bellevue you know the

741
00:37:32,339 --> 00:37:34,079
neighborhoods in this city

742
00:37:34,079 --> 00:37:35,940
started with Hamilton Hill how many

743
00:37:35,940 --> 00:37:37,020
years ago

744
00:37:37,020 --> 00:37:39,240
that went then it went to Brandywine

745
00:37:39,240 --> 00:37:41,820
Avenue that area State Street then it

746
00:37:41,820 --> 00:37:43,859
went into Mount Pleasant that

747
00:37:43,859 --> 00:37:46,020
neighborhood was lost now it's coming to

748
00:37:46,020 --> 00:37:48,180
Bellevue so it won't be long before but

749
00:37:48,180 --> 00:37:49,920
what's going to be left

750
00:37:49,920 --> 00:37:53,520
uh the GE plot and maybe a little bit in

751
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:56,280
The Stockade so you know we need people

752
00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:58,920
that first of all

753
00:37:58,920 --> 00:38:01,560
come out of the private sector a lot of

754
00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:04,619
you folks not all but most of you you've

755
00:38:04,619 --> 00:38:05,400
had

756
00:38:05,400 --> 00:38:09,599
private or or government jobs or or

757
00:38:09,599 --> 00:38:13,440
school system jobs so all right I see I

758
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:15,480
see that is that where the clock is up

759
00:38:15,480 --> 00:38:21,589
there you're here to

760
00:38:21,599 --> 00:38:24,950
you're welcome Wayne

761
00:38:24,960 --> 00:38:40,510
Rod Huber

762
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,900
I'm a little nervous I've never been

763
00:38:42,900 --> 00:38:43,680
here

764
00:38:43,680 --> 00:38:45,599
good evening everyone I have a few

765
00:38:45,599 --> 00:38:47,700
things to discuss which I don't

766
00:38:47,700 --> 00:38:48,960
understand

767
00:38:48,960 --> 00:38:50,760
a few years ago

768
00:38:50,760 --> 00:38:53,400
put new windows in City Hall for nine

769
00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,780
hundred thousand dollars

770
00:38:54,780 --> 00:38:56,579
what's next for them

771
00:38:56,579 --> 00:39:00,890
central air I don't understand

772
00:39:00,900 --> 00:39:03,300
our roads aren't paved but they spend a

773
00:39:03,300 --> 00:39:05,220
lot of money on everything else

774
00:39:05,220 --> 00:39:06,480
wine

775
00:39:06,480 --> 00:39:08,880
I don't understand

776
00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,800
and now now you're going to spend 10

777
00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,839
million dollars on a pool where the park

778
00:39:12,839 --> 00:39:15,420
is still they they don't collect the

779
00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:17,040
leaves or anything

780
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:18,839
I don't get it

781
00:39:18,839 --> 00:39:22,200
but the roads are paved by Central Park

782
00:39:22,200 --> 00:39:23,520
aren't they

783
00:39:23,520 --> 00:39:27,480
and then they let OTB go to hell

784
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:29,460
they spend more money

785
00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:31,079
got to have things in the right order

786
00:39:31,079 --> 00:39:36,170
here

787
00:39:36,180 --> 00:39:38,760
city of disconnected we're the taxpayers

788
00:39:38,760 --> 00:39:40,500
that pay

789
00:39:40,500 --> 00:39:42,599
but we're not getting any Services I

790
00:39:42,599 --> 00:39:44,400
live in Woodlawn we got to beg for

791
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,339
services the plow comes digs up our lung

792
00:39:47,339 --> 00:39:49,320
that's all we got you know what I'm

793
00:39:49,320 --> 00:39:52,920
saying and I've lived there 25 years my

794
00:39:52,920 --> 00:39:55,920
world has never been paid why

795
00:39:55,920 --> 00:39:58,079
we pay our taxes and we don't get the

796
00:39:58,079 --> 00:40:00,480
right services

797
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:02,280
it's got to change got to get some new

798
00:40:02,280 --> 00:40:06,770
blood in the the government here

799
00:40:06,780 --> 00:40:10,020
secondly the hardest or whatever thirdly

800
00:40:10,020 --> 00:40:12,119
whatever anyways the Harvest working

801
00:40:12,119 --> 00:40:14,640
people in the city are the sanitation

802
00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:15,900
workers

803
00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,780
and they're treated like dirt

804
00:40:18,780 --> 00:40:21,480
which is wrong I work for this city and

805
00:40:21,480 --> 00:40:24,300
I did my job well

806
00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:26,339
anyways

807
00:40:26,339 --> 00:40:28,560
I go to pay my taxes in the mayor's

808
00:40:28,560 --> 00:40:29,579
office

809
00:40:29,579 --> 00:40:31,260
and I always got to get somewhere to go

810
00:40:31,260 --> 00:40:34,320
with me because I'm treated so badly and

811
00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:36,420
today one of the clerks

812
00:40:36,420 --> 00:40:37,740
you know when you're an older person

813
00:40:37,740 --> 00:40:39,720
they just don't care and she banged her

814
00:40:39,720 --> 00:40:42,060
fist on the counter because I had to ask

815
00:40:42,060 --> 00:40:45,180
her to repeat it I wear a hearing aid

816
00:40:45,180 --> 00:40:48,050
why

817
00:40:48,060 --> 00:40:55,550
I suggest sheep over anger management

818
00:40:55,560 --> 00:40:58,079
you call City Hall and they say we'll

819
00:40:58,079 --> 00:41:00,060
have them look into it you're never

820
00:41:00,060 --> 00:41:01,619
going to call back

821
00:41:01,619 --> 00:41:05,339
then again our return pay what gives

822
00:41:05,339 --> 00:41:08,579
gotta have some new people here

823
00:41:08,579 --> 00:41:10,859
because nothing gets done I don't mean

824
00:41:10,859 --> 00:41:13,740
to complain about but right is right

825
00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:15,599
so we need some stuff done that's all

826
00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:17,579
thanks guys

827
00:41:17,579 --> 00:41:25,730
thank you

828
00:41:25,740 --> 00:41:27,720
I have no one else signed up to speak so

829
00:41:27,720 --> 00:41:29,220
I declare the public comment on City

830
00:41:29,220 --> 00:41:32,040
business closed

831
00:41:32,040 --> 00:41:33,960
at this time any miscellaneous business

832
00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:35,760
of the council

833
00:41:35,760 --> 00:41:42,230
Mr Williams

834
00:41:42,240 --> 00:41:43,680
uh good evening and I would like to

835
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:44,820
thank everyone that came out to speak

836
00:41:44,820 --> 00:41:46,859
absolutely this is your opportunity to

837
00:41:46,859 --> 00:41:48,960
host your concerns and definitely

838
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,000
holding us accountable as a as a

839
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:52,800
collective body I want to take a moment

840
00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:53,640
to

841
00:41:53,640 --> 00:41:55,980
um echo on the sentiments of Mr Mike

842
00:41:55,980 --> 00:41:58,560
Shapiro definitely hosted a really nice

843
00:41:58,560 --> 00:42:00,780
Forum at Union College and I'd like to

844
00:42:00,780 --> 00:42:03,960
give a shout out to him initially for

845
00:42:03,960 --> 00:42:06,119
bringing forth an idea and using this as

846
00:42:06,119 --> 00:42:08,940
a uh

847
00:42:08,940 --> 00:42:11,460
a tool to remind the community that some

848
00:42:11,460 --> 00:42:13,320
change takes time and some change is

849
00:42:13,320 --> 00:42:15,060
slow but with the proper due diligence

850
00:42:15,060 --> 00:42:16,800
we can see things into fruition this was

851
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:18,240
an idea that he brought forward to me

852
00:42:18,240 --> 00:42:19,619
about having a community conversation

853
00:42:19,619 --> 00:42:22,680
which morphed over a series of months to

854
00:42:22,680 --> 00:42:25,560
us reaching out to a partner and braver

855
00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:27,240
Angels I'd like to thank Mike and Bruce

856
00:42:27,240 --> 00:42:29,339
and also as reaching out to Blair at

857
00:42:29,339 --> 00:42:30,960
Union College Who provided a venue for

858
00:42:30,960 --> 00:42:33,359
us to host this conversation among many

859
00:42:33,359 --> 00:42:37,619
tenants uh preached the understanding of being

860
00:42:37,619 --> 00:42:39,780
transparent inclusive and stepping aside

861
00:42:39,780 --> 00:42:41,099
from ourselves and understanding that

862
00:42:41,099 --> 00:42:43,380
just because you view things from from a

863
00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:45,000
certain vantage point it doesn't mean

864
00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:46,619
that your truth is absolute and it

865
00:42:46,619 --> 00:42:47,880
doesn't mean that you can discredit

866
00:42:47,880 --> 00:42:50,400
someone else and as we look to enter

867
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:52,380
another election year it is our

868
00:42:52,380 --> 00:42:54,000
responsibility as those running for

869
00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,220
office but also as those voting to have

870
00:42:56,220 --> 00:42:59,520
these conversations effectively with the

871
00:42:59,520 --> 00:43:04,440
best intent in mind because we are

872
00:43:04,440 --> 00:43:06,480
a reflection of what the next generation

873
00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:08,460
is going to potentially embody and it is

874
00:43:08,460 --> 00:43:10,200
our responsibility to do that in a very

875
00:43:10,200 --> 00:43:13,619
productive and Equitable manner next I

876
00:43:13,619 --> 00:43:14,940
would like to take this moment to just

877
00:43:14,940 --> 00:43:16,740
highlight that I heard from a number of

878
00:43:16,740 --> 00:43:18,900
individuals speaking about just the

879
00:43:18,900 --> 00:43:20,400
conditions of where they live at in the

880
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:21,960
city of Schenectady and I think it's

881
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:23,460
important to highlight that there is an

882
00:43:23,460 --> 00:43:25,140
application on the city website see

883
00:43:25,140 --> 00:43:28,619
clickfix recently this past Sunday I

884
00:43:28,619 --> 00:43:30,540
went on a walk to Central Park and I

885
00:43:30,540 --> 00:43:31,980
noticed that there were some potholes

886
00:43:31,980 --> 00:43:34,859
over on Spruce Street it is not and it

887
00:43:34,859 --> 00:43:36,599
cannot be the sole expectation for city

888
00:43:36,599 --> 00:43:38,640
council to fix the city it is a

889
00:43:38,640 --> 00:43:40,200
collaborative effort and I say that

890
00:43:40,200 --> 00:43:42,720
fully accepting the accountability and

891
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:44,220
responsibility I have with this position

892
00:43:44,220 --> 00:43:46,920
however we need to do so in a manner

893
00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,020
where we are also feeling these

894
00:43:49,020 --> 00:43:50,579
complaints because there's no way that I

895
00:43:50,579 --> 00:43:52,560
travel the entire city however please

896
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:54,720
hold us responsible keep coming to the

897
00:43:54,720 --> 00:43:56,900
real regardless of whether you see

898
00:43:56,900 --> 00:43:59,400
improvements or Updates this is your way

899
00:43:59,400 --> 00:44:02,220
to keep this on our foresight but

900
00:44:02,220 --> 00:44:04,079
definitely that is how you can get

901
00:44:04,079 --> 00:44:05,760
things fixed in the city of Schenectady

902
00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:07,859
but also asks as a number of residents

903
00:44:07,859 --> 00:44:09,420
spoke or a number of individuals spoke

904
00:44:09,420 --> 00:44:11,040
about certain things I would ask for you

905
00:44:11,040 --> 00:44:12,540
to stay after because a number of those

906
00:44:12,540 --> 00:44:14,460
issues are being addressed and I think

907
00:44:14,460 --> 00:44:15,780
it is our responsibility that when we

908
00:44:15,780 --> 00:44:17,640
hear things to make sure that we provide

909
00:44:17,640 --> 00:44:19,680
the proper context so that you yourself

910
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,079
can continue that conversation and bring

911
00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:23,640
that information to your Social Circle

912
00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:31,370
circles as well thank you

913
00:44:31,380 --> 00:44:34,550
Mr motivator

914
00:44:34,560 --> 00:44:36,060
thank you

915
00:44:36,060 --> 00:44:37,859
I just want to highlight one of the

916
00:44:37,859 --> 00:44:40,260
items that we voted on tonight I just

917
00:44:40,260 --> 00:44:42,780
want to remind the permit fee waiver

918
00:44:42,780 --> 00:44:46,440
again we are voting to waive the permit

919
00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:48,660
fee application fee for all exterior

920
00:44:48,660 --> 00:44:51,000
work that's 56 dollars and a hundred

921
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:53,460
dollars for roofing permit this program

922
00:44:53,460 --> 00:44:56,640
runs through June 4th of 2023 to August

923
00:44:56,640 --> 00:45:00,839
31st 2023 and I encourage homeowners to

924
00:45:00,839 --> 00:45:03,599
please um you know utilize this um

925
00:45:03,599 --> 00:45:05,940
generous offer from us over several

926
00:45:05,940 --> 00:45:07,260
years we have

927
00:45:07,260 --> 00:45:09,300
giving this to the community because we

928
00:45:09,300 --> 00:45:11,099
cares about the community so I encourage

929
00:45:11,099 --> 00:45:13,380
homeowners and I encourage my colleagues

930
00:45:13,380 --> 00:45:14,940
when you're out there of course please

931
00:45:14,940 --> 00:45:16,920
it's all of us this is not John what if

932
00:45:16,920 --> 00:45:18,780
you're in program it's all of us we all

933
00:45:18,780 --> 00:45:20,940
make this happen so I want you to remind

934
00:45:20,940 --> 00:45:22,920
and to remind the homeowner to take

935
00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:24,240
advantage of this program in the next

936
00:45:24,240 --> 00:45:27,240
three months starting June 1st and you

937
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:29,579
have 12 months to complete the work it's

938
00:45:29,579 --> 00:45:32,400
56 application fee for all exterior work

939
00:45:32,400 --> 00:45:34,500
and a hundred dollars for All Roofing

940
00:45:34,500 --> 00:45:37,020
permit that's 100 waiver for roof so

941
00:45:37,020 --> 00:45:39,060
once again homeowner we're here giving

942
00:45:39,060 --> 00:45:41,400
back to the community and I ask that you

943
00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:44,520
take advantage of this thank you thank

944
00:45:44,520 --> 00:45:45,660
you

945
00:45:45,660 --> 00:45:47,700
Miss Patrick

946
00:45:47,700 --> 00:45:49,619
thanks

947
00:45:49,619 --> 00:45:52,260
um I just wanted to mention that the

948
00:45:52,260 --> 00:45:54,359
Schenectady Blue Jays had a wonderful

949
00:45:54,359 --> 00:45:57,000
grand reopening of the ballpark at

950
00:45:57,000 --> 00:45:59,160
Michigan Avenue the other day and it was

951
00:45:59,160 --> 00:46:01,980
really wonderful to see all the baseball

952
00:46:01,980 --> 00:46:04,740
players and their coaches assembled the

953
00:46:04,740 --> 00:46:05,700
other day

954
00:46:05,700 --> 00:46:07,740
um it was a very exciting time I did not

955
00:46:07,740 --> 00:46:09,839
grow up here or play baseball here as

956
00:46:09,839 --> 00:46:12,119
some of my colleagues did but it was

957
00:46:12,119 --> 00:46:13,980
nice to hear especially from many of the

958
00:46:13,980 --> 00:46:17,700
parents about the um the role that these

959
00:46:17,700 --> 00:46:21,180
coaches play in their kids in their kids

960
00:46:21,180 --> 00:46:23,300
lives and how they're teaching them

961
00:46:23,300 --> 00:46:26,460
leadership and team team skills that are

962
00:46:26,460 --> 00:46:27,720
going to carry on for the rest of their

963
00:46:27,720 --> 00:46:29,520
life so it was a great event and I

964
00:46:29,520 --> 00:46:33,180
really want to thank the volunteers that

965
00:46:33,180 --> 00:46:34,680
run that League because they did it

966
00:46:34,680 --> 00:46:36,960
they've done a tremendous job and then

967
00:46:36,960 --> 00:46:39,359
also I just wanted to

968
00:46:39,359 --> 00:46:41,119
um you know Monday

969
00:46:41,119 --> 00:46:45,420
next Monday is Memorial day and a time

970
00:46:45,420 --> 00:46:47,220
for us to reflect on the service of so

971
00:46:47,220 --> 00:46:49,980
many people that lost their lives uh in

972
00:46:49,980 --> 00:46:53,819
our in our various conflicts so I hope

973
00:46:53,819 --> 00:46:56,400
that everybody enjoys the the day that

974
00:46:56,400 --> 00:46:59,160
they have off but also remember those

975
00:46:59,160 --> 00:47:01,500
that sacrificed their lives for us thank

976
00:47:01,500 --> 00:47:06,300
you this tutorial

977
00:47:06,300 --> 00:47:08,579
thank you president Porterfield so again

978
00:47:08,579 --> 00:47:10,260
I'd like to just take a moment to

979
00:47:10,260 --> 00:47:12,660
recognize Memorial Day next Monday

980
00:47:12,660 --> 00:47:15,540
There's no council on the Schenectady

981
00:47:15,540 --> 00:47:18,420
County website there's listings of all

982
00:47:18,420 --> 00:47:20,700
the events and um that are paying

983
00:47:20,700 --> 00:47:23,359
tribute to our veterans in all different

984
00:47:23,359 --> 00:47:25,500
locations throughout the city including

985
00:47:25,500 --> 00:47:28,440
a parade and a mass even next Tuesday at

986
00:47:28,440 --> 00:47:30,720
Saint Adalbert Cemetery so please visit

987
00:47:30,720 --> 00:47:32,880
the Schenectady County website so we can

988
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:35,400
honor our veterans those who have fallen

989
00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:37,619
and we can also remember those in Our

990
00:47:37,619 --> 00:47:40,200
Lives who we lost also on Memorial Day

991
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:44,400
thank you mayor

992
00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:47,510
oh Mr Bowen

993
00:47:47,520 --> 00:47:49,619
back in August we passed a resolution

994
00:47:49,619 --> 00:47:52,460
asking for home rule legislation for

995
00:47:52,460 --> 00:47:55,440
Speed cameras in school zones

996
00:47:55,440 --> 00:47:56,960
particularly

997
00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:59,880
earlier today we received an email from

998
00:47:59,880 --> 00:48:04,260
Miss Porterfield and basically

999
00:48:04,260 --> 00:48:05,160
um

1000
00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:08,880
what had happened was the resolution was

1001
00:48:08,880 --> 00:48:12,420
never sent to our state legislators

1002
00:48:12,420 --> 00:48:13,140
um

1003
00:48:13,140 --> 00:48:17,160
when I reached out to our city clerk the

1004
00:48:17,160 --> 00:48:19,140
answer was I sent it to the people you

1005
00:48:19,140 --> 00:48:22,140
said to send it to and receive no

1006
00:48:22,140 --> 00:48:23,579
further instruction

1007
00:48:23,579 --> 00:48:26,300
well the process is we pass as a council

1008
00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:30,300
the clerk sends the resolutions out to

1009
00:48:30,300 --> 00:48:32,720
the state legislatures

1010
00:48:32,720 --> 00:48:36,300
to his credit Mr Williams reached out

1011
00:48:36,300 --> 00:48:39,900
and tried to figure out what was going

1012
00:48:39,900 --> 00:48:42,900
on with these resolution with the home

1013
00:48:42,900 --> 00:48:45,359
roller Regis legislation

1014
00:48:45,359 --> 00:48:48,240
we put aside our well-documented

1015
00:48:48,240 --> 00:48:52,760
differences and tried to work together

1016
00:48:52,760 --> 00:48:55,619
reaching out to one of our legislators

1017
00:48:55,619 --> 00:49:00,780
the legislative Aid told me and I passed

1018
00:49:00,780 --> 00:49:02,880
that on to Mr Williams

1019
00:49:02,880 --> 00:49:06,300
that a letter was necessary just stating

1020
00:49:06,300 --> 00:49:10,319
that yes we did in fact pass this it was

1021
00:49:10,319 --> 00:49:13,460
on the agenda from Monday night

1022
00:49:13,460 --> 00:49:17,280
somehow it was removed so must something

1023
00:49:17,280 --> 00:49:19,680
must have happened between when the

1024
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:22,859
legislation was out the agenda was out

1025
00:49:22,859 --> 00:49:24,420
and Monday night

1026
00:49:24,420 --> 00:49:26,700
and then

1027
00:49:26,700 --> 00:49:30,680
um I had brought a letter as per the

1028
00:49:30,680 --> 00:49:34,319
instructions of the aid we didn't need

1029
00:49:34,319 --> 00:49:36,420
to pass anything it was already a past

1030
00:49:36,420 --> 00:49:40,020
resolution it was just stating what we

1031
00:49:40,020 --> 00:49:42,890
had already done

1032
00:49:42,900 --> 00:49:45,480
several member signs some didn't

1033
00:49:45,480 --> 00:49:47,579
neither here nor there

1034
00:49:47,579 --> 00:49:50,160
however the problem is the general

1035
00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:51,839
incompetence

1036
00:49:51,839 --> 00:49:54,119
of what happened here

1037
00:49:54,119 --> 00:49:56,160
this isn't the first home rule

1038
00:49:56,160 --> 00:49:58,740
legislation that did not reach our state

1039
00:49:58,740 --> 00:50:00,180
legislators

1040
00:50:00,180 --> 00:50:04,680
so now we're in very serious shape of

1041
00:50:04,680 --> 00:50:07,260
getting legislation that residents in

1042
00:50:07,260 --> 00:50:08,339
the city

1043
00:50:08,339 --> 00:50:12,599
have been asking for months

1044
00:50:12,599 --> 00:50:15,540
getting it even looked at in order to

1045
00:50:15,540 --> 00:50:17,880
get it scored we needed to have very

1046
00:50:17,880 --> 00:50:21,180
specific language in the letter

1047
00:50:21,180 --> 00:50:23,579
as per the aid

1048
00:50:23,579 --> 00:50:26,880
that was conveyed in the letter I read

1049
00:50:26,880 --> 00:50:29,400
it to the person she said that is

1050
00:50:29,400 --> 00:50:30,900
correct

1051
00:50:30,900 --> 00:50:32,760
the letter we received in the email

1052
00:50:32,760 --> 00:50:35,339
today will not suffice first of all

1053
00:50:35,339 --> 00:50:38,040
there's a gazillion typos

1054
00:50:38,040 --> 00:50:39,900
secondly there's not specific

1055
00:50:39,900 --> 00:50:42,060
information

1056
00:50:42,060 --> 00:50:45,420
so now we're in very serious Jeopardy of

1057
00:50:45,420 --> 00:50:47,940
not even getting this a number in order

1058
00:50:47,940 --> 00:50:51,260
to get passed and looked at

1059
00:50:51,260 --> 00:50:56,690
the incompetence here is just remarkable

1060
00:50:56,700 --> 00:51:00,359
and it it's to some ways point the

1061
00:51:00,359 --> 00:51:01,740
difference between the public and

1062
00:51:01,740 --> 00:51:04,849
private sector

1063
00:51:04,859 --> 00:51:07,619
so now instead of having something that

1064
00:51:07,619 --> 00:51:10,079
should have been looked at we probably

1065
00:51:10,079 --> 00:51:12,480
won't have this looked at

1066
00:51:12,480 --> 00:51:14,880
or number at least numbered and then

1067
00:51:14,880 --> 00:51:16,500
looked at

1068
00:51:16,500 --> 00:51:18,839
in order to solve a very serious problem

1069
00:51:18,839 --> 00:51:22,130
we're having in the city

1070
00:51:22,140 --> 00:51:25,319
so people should be very aware of this

1071
00:51:25,319 --> 00:51:27,780
they should be very angry about this

1072
00:51:27,780 --> 00:51:31,740
because we've had issues with speeding

1073
00:51:31,740 --> 00:51:34,020
all along

1074
00:51:34,020 --> 00:51:36,540
as well as other home rule legislation

1075
00:51:36,540 --> 00:51:39,420
that never reached our state legislators

1076
00:51:39,420 --> 00:51:42,359
there is a process the city council

1077
00:51:42,359 --> 00:51:45,420
passes it the city clerk sends it to the

1078
00:51:45,420 --> 00:51:46,319
state

1079
00:51:46,319 --> 00:51:49,319
it's been that way forever

1080
00:51:49,319 --> 00:51:51,839
and for people now to say well what's

1081
00:51:51,839 --> 00:51:55,380
the process or who should do this or it

1082
00:51:55,380 --> 00:51:57,420
could be this one it could be that one

1083
00:51:57,420 --> 00:52:00,780
no it's always been that way when the

1084
00:52:00,780 --> 00:52:04,140
city council passes the home rule

1085
00:52:04,140 --> 00:52:07,260
the clerk sends it to the state

1086
00:52:07,260 --> 00:52:09,300
so this is just

1087
00:52:09,300 --> 00:52:12,240
unacceptable because now we have

1088
00:52:12,240 --> 00:52:15,660
individuals throughout the city seeking

1089
00:52:15,660 --> 00:52:18,200
our assistance and we've let them down

1090
00:52:18,200 --> 00:52:21,180
it's just an embarrassment yet another

1091
00:52:21,180 --> 00:52:28,130
one for the city council

1092
00:52:28,140 --> 00:52:31,500
thank you madam president this guy just

1093
00:52:31,500 --> 00:52:34,020
reviewed your email or sent around

1094
00:52:34,020 --> 00:52:35,760
can I ask what happened with the

1095
00:52:35,760 --> 00:52:38,520
legislation I put forth I thought we had

1096
00:52:38,520 --> 00:52:41,640
unanimous support to

1097
00:52:41,640 --> 00:52:44,460
seek the same home rule legislation that

1098
00:52:44,460 --> 00:52:46,980
Albany got where

1099
00:52:46,980 --> 00:52:49,319
the initial criteria for an eviction

1100
00:52:49,319 --> 00:52:52,680
proceeding would be required that the

1101
00:52:52,680 --> 00:52:53,880
uh

1102
00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:58,079
property is on the landlord registry

1103
00:52:58,079 --> 00:52:59,880
and that would require home rule

1104
00:52:59,880 --> 00:53:01,800
legislation so we could

1105
00:53:01,800 --> 00:53:04,079
he's talking about speeding but I'm

1106
00:53:04,079 --> 00:53:06,180
talking about a similar piece of

1107
00:53:06,180 --> 00:53:07,800
legislation because

1108
00:53:07,800 --> 00:53:10,140
the rules for home rule are the local

1109
00:53:10,140 --> 00:53:13,740
legislative body half has to pass a

1110
00:53:13,740 --> 00:53:15,300
request that's sent to the state

1111
00:53:15,300 --> 00:53:16,740
legislature

1112
00:53:16,740 --> 00:53:20,760
a bill is then introduced and then it

1113
00:53:20,760 --> 00:53:22,920
comes back for the local legislative

1114
00:53:22,920 --> 00:53:26,819
body to pass a resolution in support of

1115
00:53:26,819 --> 00:53:29,760
the introduced legislation

1116
00:53:29,760 --> 00:53:33,420
and so I'm asking now on the

1117
00:53:33,420 --> 00:53:36,900
home rule legislation for tying eviction

1118
00:53:36,900 --> 00:53:40,079
proceedings to participation in the

1119
00:53:40,079 --> 00:53:42,599
landlord registry if we move that

1120
00:53:42,599 --> 00:53:44,640
forward and is there a bill introduced

1121
00:53:44,640 --> 00:53:50,030
she said she'd have to look

1122
00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:54,780
thank you madam president thank you all again for coming out this

1123
00:53:54,780 --> 00:53:57,300
evening and just to lend some clarity to

1124
00:53:57,300 --> 00:54:00,780
Mr palamini's comments the piece of

1125
00:54:00,780 --> 00:54:03,000
paper that he brought was um not a

1126
00:54:03,000 --> 00:54:05,579
letter it was not was not actually

1127
00:54:05,579 --> 00:54:07,500
discussed during committee but simply

1128
00:54:07,500 --> 00:54:10,680
asked for a signature from all of us so

1129
00:54:10,680 --> 00:54:13,260
again we need to discuss it have

1130
00:54:13,260 --> 00:54:15,359
questions asked and answered and not

1131
00:54:15,359 --> 00:54:16,920
just a piece of legislation I got no

1132
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:19,380
prior email prior to that or any of that

1133
00:54:19,380 --> 00:54:21,420
I understand what it was about however

1134
00:54:21,420 --> 00:54:22,859
if we're moving forward and doing a

1135
00:54:22,859 --> 00:54:24,720
letter it also should come through the

1136
00:54:24,720 --> 00:54:27,540
clerk's office neither the clerk nor our

1137
00:54:27,540 --> 00:54:30,359
Corporation Council had any knowledge of

1138
00:54:30,359 --> 00:54:33,240
that before we it got to that meeting so

1139
00:54:33,240 --> 00:54:34,680
there are guidelines that we need to go

1140
00:54:34,680 --> 00:54:37,380
by and any legislation or anything that

1141
00:54:37,380 --> 00:54:39,780
goes through this city council should be

1142
00:54:39,780 --> 00:54:41,400
captured and recorded by the clerk's

1143
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:44,220
office that piece of paper did not go

1144
00:54:44,220 --> 00:54:46,020
through that process and therefore that

1145
00:54:46,020 --> 00:54:48,240
would not have happened so

1146
00:54:48,240 --> 00:54:50,880
um in terms of that it just simply means

1147
00:54:50,880 --> 00:54:52,619
that individuals on the council we

1148
00:54:52,619 --> 00:54:54,059
should work through these systems the

1149
00:54:54,059 --> 00:54:55,559
way they're set up regardless of

1150
00:54:55,559 --> 00:54:57,540
whatever your personal feelings are and

1151
00:54:57,540 --> 00:54:58,920
then we can get these things moved

1152
00:54:58,920 --> 00:55:00,720
forward so that information did not come

1153
00:55:00,720 --> 00:55:02,760
to the proper channels again it did not

1154
00:55:02,760 --> 00:55:04,319
come into the clerk's office it was not

1155
00:55:04,319 --> 00:55:06,540
seen by our Corporation Council and that

1156
00:55:06,540 --> 00:55:07,920
is the way that these things should be

1157
00:55:07,920 --> 00:55:09,960
moving forward to make sure that we keep

1158
00:55:09,960 --> 00:55:12,540
an accurate record not everyone on the

1159
00:55:12,540 --> 00:55:14,160
council will always be here all the time

1160
00:55:14,160 --> 00:55:16,200
so those that come behind us need to be

1161
00:55:16,200 --> 00:55:18,119
able to to see what we did and what

1162
00:55:18,119 --> 00:55:20,040
order we did it in and where things lie

1163
00:55:20,040 --> 00:55:22,800
so those are the reasons um for us

1164
00:55:22,800 --> 00:55:23,819
moving forward in a different direction

1165
00:55:23,819 --> 00:55:26,460
and again I spoke to Mr Colden regarding

1166
00:55:26,460 --> 00:55:28,440
that and if there's anything more that

1167
00:55:28,440 --> 00:55:30,240
needs to go into the letter then we can

1168
00:55:30,240 --> 00:55:32,579
definitely add that but communicating

1169
00:55:32,579 --> 00:55:34,920
with the clerk's office and with our

1170
00:55:34,920 --> 00:55:36,420
Corporation Council as we move things

1171
00:55:36,420 --> 00:55:38,280
forward is really important for us to

1172
00:55:38,280 --> 00:55:39,540
get things done

1173
00:55:39,540 --> 00:55:42,660
so thank you all and I also want to

1174
00:55:42,660 --> 00:55:45,420
um just to remember all of our veterans

1175
00:55:45,420 --> 00:55:47,760
who have lost their lives for our

1176
00:55:47,760 --> 00:55:49,559
freedom in this country and for the many

1177
00:55:49,559 --> 00:55:51,359
freedoms that we um

1178
00:55:51,359 --> 00:55:54,059
freedom of Liberty religion and all the

1179
00:55:54,059 --> 00:55:56,339
freedoms that we enjoy so I just want to

1180
00:55:56,339 --> 00:55:58,740
um to remember all of them and to say to

1181
00:55:58,740 --> 00:56:00,180
everyone as you're observing those dates

1182
00:56:00,180 --> 00:56:01,440
that you remember your families and

1183
00:56:01,440 --> 00:56:02,819
enjoy yourselves out there but let's

1184
00:56:02,819 --> 00:56:06,300
remember what Memorial Day is really all about it's about those

1185
00:56:06,300 --> 00:56:07,920
service members who gave their lives to

1186
00:56:07,920 --> 00:56:10,020
us so thank you and we will not be

1187
00:56:10,020 --> 00:56:11,819
meeting next Monday because it is the

1188
00:56:11,819 --> 00:56:14,160
fifth Monday so thank you all for coming

1189
00:56:14,160 --> 00:56:16,200
out tonight at this time I asked for a

1190
00:56:16,200 --> 00:56:17,880
motion to adjourn

1191
00:56:17,880 --> 00:56:20,119
moved by Miss Patrick second by Mr

1192
00:56:20,119 --> 00:56:22,380
motiveran all in favor

1193
00:56:22,380 --> 00:56:25,760
we're adjourned have a good evening