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[11:20] I'd like to call the city Caucus meeting
[11:23] to order for Monday June 12 2023.
[11:26] we have 19 items for original
[11:28] consideration if the clerk would please
[11:30] read item number one item number one for
[11:32] original consideration a resolution
[11:34] declaring that the amendment of chapter
[11:36] 264 the zoning of the code of the city
[11:39] of Schenectady relating to the rezoning
[11:41] of multiple Parcels between Hamilton
[11:43] Street Schenectady Street Strong Street
[11:45] and parts of Summit Avenue and Mumford
[11:46] street from the R1 single family
[11:48] residential district to the R22 family
[11:51] residential district will not have a
[11:53] significant impact on the environment
[11:55] discussed in committee with objection on
[11:57] consent item number two item number two
[12:00] for final consideration an ordinance
[12:01] amending chapter 264 zoning of the code
[12:03] of the city of Schenectady changing the
[12:06] zoning classification of multiple tax
[12:07] Parcels located between Hamilton Street
[12:10] Schenectady Street Strong Street and
[12:11] parts of Summit Avenue and Mumford
[12:13] Street discussed in committee with
[12:15] objection on consent item number three for original
[12:18] consideration a resolution accepting the
[12:20] 2022 external audit
[12:22] discussed in committee without objection
[12:24] on consent item number four item number
[12:27] four for original consideration a
[12:29] resolution authorizing an agreement with
[12:30] the Capital District YMCA for the
[12:33] 2023-2024 HUD Continuum of Care
[12:36] discussed in committee without objection
[12:37] on consent item number five item number
[12:40] five for original consideration a
[12:42] resolution authorizing an agreement with
[12:43] Metroplex Development Authority for the
[12:45] North Center Street reconstruction
[12:47] discussed in committee without objection
[12:49] on consent item number six item number
[12:52] six for original consideration and
[12:53] resolution authorizing the waiver of
[12:55] apprenticeship requirements for the
[12:57] Schenectady Municipal Golf Course
[12:59] irrigation installation discussed in
[13:01] committee without objection on consent
[13:03] item number seven item number seven for
[13:05] original consideration a resolution
[13:07] authorizing an agreement with the land
[13:08] reutilization Corporation of the Capital
[13:11] District for Dem for demolition of 715
[13:13] Rankin Avenue discussed in committee
[13:15] without objection and on consent item
[13:17] number eight item number eight for
[13:19] original consideration the resolution
[13:20] authorized on the sale of 715 Rankin
[13:23] Avenue for three thousand dollars
[13:24] discussed in committee without objection
[13:26] on consent item number nine item number
[13:29] nine for original consideration a
[13:30] resolution authorizing the issuance of
[13:32] revocable permit number 675 to 101 State
[13:35] Street partners LLC for two signs that
[13:38] will encroach the city's right away at
[13:40] 101 State Street discussed in committee
[13:42] without objection on consent item number
[13:43] 10 item number 10 for original
[13:45] consideration a resolution authorizing
[13:47] the sale of 1012 Eastern Avenue for one
[13:49] thousand five hundred dollars discussed
[13:51] in committee with objection on consent
[13:53] item number 11 item number 11 for
[13:56] original consideration a resolution
[13:57] authorized on the sale of 2315 van
[13:59] Franken Avenue for fifty two thousand
[14:01] dollars discussed in committee with
[14:03] objection on consent item number 12.
[14:05] for original
[14:06] consideration
[14:08] a resolution commemorating June 14th as
[14:10] Flag Day item number 12 will be taken
[14:13] out of order and presented by council
[14:14] member Patrick
[14:17] item number 13. item number 13 for
[14:19] original consideration a resolution
[14:21] recognizing the celebration of
[14:22] Juneteenth discussed in committee with
[14:24] objection on consent this resolution
[14:26] will be presented at a later date
[14:29] item number 14 for original
[14:30] consideration a resolution recognizing
[14:32] Sergeant Robert Becker
[14:35] discussed and committee with objection
[14:36] on consent they honored uh Sergeant
[14:38] Becker on this past Saturday and the
[14:40] resolution will presented to him
[14:41] personally
[14:43] item number 15. item number 15 for
[14:46] original consideration a resolution
[14:47] authorizing the settlement of a claim by
[14:49] Crystal penicia discussed in committee
[14:52] with objection on consent item number
[14:54] 16. item number 16 under contract and
[14:57] Supply a resolution authorizing mayor
[14:59] are his designee to enter into an
[15:01] agreement with calanan Industries for
[15:03] the 2023 Schenectady chips pavering
[15:05] program base bid and Alternate one and
[15:07] the amount of four million 465
[15:10] 591.33 discussed in committee with
[15:13] objection on consent item number 17 item
[15:16] number 17 under contract and supply
[15:18] a resolution authorized the mayor or his
[15:21] designee to enter into an agreement with
[15:22] still sending Electric Incorporated for
[15:24] the Central Park a diamond Lighting in
[15:26] the amount of seven hundred and sixteen
[15:28] thousand two hundred dollars to
[15:29] discussed in committee with objection on
[15:31] consent item number 18 item number 18
[15:33] under contract and Supply a resolution
[15:35] authorizing the mayor are his Destiny to
[15:38] enter into an agreement with James H
[15:39] Malloy Incorporated for the Michigan
[15:41] Avenue baseball field wall in the amount
[15:43] of eighty three thousand nine hundred
[15:45] and fifty dollars the discussed in
[15:47] committee with objection on consent item
[15:49] number 19 item number 19 under contract
[15:51] and Supply a resolution authorizing the
[15:53] mayor or his designate to enter into an
[15:55] agreement with Newcastle Paving LLC for
[15:58] the North College Street rehabilitation
[15:59] in the amount of 412 000
[16:03] 261.79 discussed in committee with
[16:06] objection on consent
[16:08] there's nothing more to come before the
[16:10] city council caucus I ask for a motion
[16:12] to adjourn moved by Ms Patrick second by
[16:14] Mr Williams all those in favor
[16:16] aye we're adjourned I'd like to call the
[16:18] city council meeting to order for Monday
[16:20] June 12 2023.
[16:23] I'd like to ask for everyone to stand
[16:25] and we'd have a moment of silence
[16:28] and you can reflect as whatever your own
[16:31] beliefs are
[16:44] thank you I'd like to call on the city
[16:46] clerk Samantha Miku for the Pledge of
[16:48] Allegiance
[17:00] liberty and justice for all
[17:03] thank you
[17:08] [Music]
[17:14] item number 12. it's a resolution
[17:16] commemorating June 14th is Flag Day
[17:18] council member Patrick
[17:24] over here
[17:29] Madam president may have the floor you
[17:31] have the floor sir ma'am thank you so um
[17:34] June 14th is Flag Day I'd like to
[17:36] introduce um Jesus Santiago who's the
[17:39] director of Veterans Affairs for
[17:40] Schenectady County who's here today to
[17:43] um take the resolution from us
[17:46] whereas on June 14 2023 millions of
[17:50] Americans everywhere will observe Flag
[17:52] Day
[17:53] and whereas we pause on Flag Day to
[17:55] celebrate the history and symbolism of
[17:58] the flag of the United States of America
[18:01] and whereas what we know fondly as the
[18:03] stars and stripes and Old Glory was
[18:06] adopted by the Continental Congress as
[18:08] the official American flag on June 14
[18:11] 1777 during the Revolutionary War and
[18:15] whereas the first American flag was
[18:16] designed to represent the 13 original
[18:18] colonies with 13 white stars on a blue
[18:22] field and 13 alternating red and white
[18:25] stripes with the Stars arranged in a
[18:27] circle based on the idea that all
[18:30] colonies were equal
[18:32] and whereas in 1782 the Congress of the
[18:35] Articles of Confederation chose the
[18:37] colors for the Great Seal of the United
[18:39] States with these meanings
[18:41] white for Purity and innocence red for
[18:45] Valor and hardiness blue for vigilance
[18:48] perseverance and justice
[18:50] and whereas in 1818 the United States
[18:53] Congress decided to retain the flag's
[18:55] original 13 stripes and add new stars to
[18:58] reflect each new state that entered the
[19:01] Union
[19:01] and whereas in 1916 President Woodrow
[19:05] Wilson issued a proclamation that
[19:07] officially established June 14th as Flag
[19:10] Day
[19:12] and whereas in 1949 national flag day
[19:15] was established by an act of Congress
[19:17] and whereas since 1960 50 stars on the
[19:21] flag represent each state in the Union
[19:24] and whereas Flag Day reminds us that we
[19:27] are one country United despite our
[19:29] disagreements
[19:31] now therefore be it resolved that on
[19:33] June 14 2023 Mayor Gary McCarthy and the
[19:37] city council of the city of Schenectady
[19:39] respectfully asked that all Schenectady
[19:42] residents pause to reflect on the
[19:44] blessings of the United States of
[19:46] America by offering a prayer of
[19:48] Thanksgiving for our democracy our unity
[19:51] and our independence
[19:54] I'd like to make a motion
[19:56] to accept the resolution
[19:58] a second
[20:00] Mr blueberry second all those in favor
[20:03] aye thank you most impact
[20:10] on behalf of the Sandy County Veterans
[20:12] Services I want to thank the council
[20:14] and I'm chair and the mayor I almost
[20:17] promoted you sir I'm sorry
[20:19] if that's willing I want to greatly
[20:21] appreciate it for for this opportunity
[20:23] and if you know any veterans please come
[20:25] out and reach out to us so we can help Okay thank you very much
[20:28] have a great day I keep a joke for you
[20:30] guys thank you
[20:40] click please complete the Roll Call
[20:43] Mr motivaran Mr Toro
[20:46] Mr Farley Mr Williams
[20:49] Miss Patrick
[20:51] Mr palomini Miss Porterfield here
[20:55] I'd ask for approval of the minutes from
[20:56] May 22nd 2023.
[20:59] moved by Mr Williams second by Mr
[21:01] motivaran all in favor
[21:04] the clerk could please read any
[21:06] Communications and petitions
[21:11] Communications presented to city council
[21:13] for Monday June 12 2023 under official
[21:16] there were none under General from Mark
[21:19] Baker an email explaining to health
[21:20] hazard from the radiation of LED street
[21:23] lights
[21:24] and under petitions there were none
[21:27] like the colony City Council Members to
[21:29] provide committee reports
[21:32] any committee reports
[21:35] this time we'll have privilege of the
[21:36] floor on related to the legislative
[21:39] agenda and just before I um actually do
[21:42] that I just want to make a statement an
[21:45] individual came to me because they'd
[21:46] come here to have privilege of the floor
[21:48] and after they spoke to say what they
[21:50] want to talk about they said that they
[21:52] were approached by someone in the
[21:54] audience about what they spoke about so
[21:56] everyone here that comes here to speak
[21:57] has a right to say whatever it is on
[21:59] their mind as long as they're going by
[22:00] the guidelines with profanity and
[22:02] attacking people and all the things that
[22:04] are in our guidelines so other than that
[22:05] we just ask people to respectfully
[22:07] accept that other people have a right to
[22:09] speak here at this committee meeting
[22:11] without any feeling any fear of backlash
[22:13] or from anyone else that's here just
[22:15] wanted to make that statement because an
[22:17] individual did reach out to me and also
[22:19] indicated that other council members had
[22:21] um had observed what happened this well
[22:23] so I just wanted to make it clear that
[22:24] you're all welcome here to say what it
[22:26] is that you have to say as long as you
[22:27] go by the rules that are written out
[22:29] clearly on our statements in terms of
[22:31] the protocol with making making
[22:34] statements here at this rail
[22:36] so we have no one signed up for
[22:37] privilege of the floor for the
[22:39] legislative agenda so I declare that
[22:41] public comment closed
[22:45] I asked for approval of the legislative
[22:46] agenda
[22:48] we'll move by Mr motivir in second by
[22:50] Miss Patrick all those in favor
[22:53] will now have privilege of the floor
[22:55] regarding to General City business and I
[22:57] see that four people are signed up
[22:59] the first person is Kathy Sullivan
[23:04] hello everyone how are you
[23:06] I just really came to see
[23:08] um who might have the courage to look me
[23:10] in the eye tonight
[23:11] um people I've contacted and uh once I
[23:15] gave them my address
[23:17] contact sort of ceased
[23:20] um
[23:20] my address is still fake doesn't exist I
[23:24] moved there 15 years ago it's on hungry
[23:26] Hill
[23:27] 15 years ago
[23:30] and it was fake then it's still fake now
[23:33] the number puts me in the town of
[23:36] Rotterdam not in Schenectady thus
[23:39] denying me the right to vote thus
[23:41] denying me any uh access to any um
[23:46] small business loans anything in the
[23:49] city of Schenectady
[23:51] um
[23:53] there is toxic sludge there are
[23:55] inaccurate pieces of information
[23:58] other pieces that I can't get from
[24:01] everyone that I've asked you know the
[24:04] people that you think that are tasked
[24:07] with helping the community that agencies
[24:11] council members these kinds of people
[24:15] you think that they are here to help you
[24:18] well my education since covet has been
[24:21] different
[24:22] very different information was all I was
[24:25] looking for never asked for anything
[24:27] except information that's what I was
[24:30] looking for information advocacy these
[24:32] sorts of things that's all that's all I
[24:35] moved into where I moved where I live when my son was five years old he's
[24:41] 20 now
[24:43] I didn't know anything about this
[24:45] nothing was disclosed to me there was no
[24:46] certificate of occupancy no one told me
[24:49] anything about the surrounding area busy
[24:52] single mom you drive past things every
[24:54] day you think you all are here to
[24:57] protect us from these sorts of things
[24:58] yeah my my research
[25:01] shows that there's concern
[25:04] in that area period
[25:06] you all either know it or don't but
[25:09] there is no one even has the guts to
[25:11] come and talk to me about what I know
[25:14] about what I've researched I spent three
[25:16] years I've worked since I was 17 years
[25:18] old nearly every day
[25:21] I've paid my dues
[25:24] in a lot of ways that some of you don't
[25:25] know and some of you do
[25:29] all I ask is information I ask respect
[25:32] same respect I gave you when I all voted
[25:35] for all of you all of you I was a
[25:38] Democrat my whole life
[25:40] now I only want to vote for people that
[25:42] can look me in the eye
[25:44] that's all I Came to Say
[25:47] thank you
[25:49] Wayne Harper
[25:58] you know Marion I didn't think I put my
[26:01] name down on four blank lines so that I
[26:04] didn't have to speak that soon but hello
[26:06] Miriam
[26:07] you didn't want to say hello to me at
[26:09] the committee meeting I certainly did
[26:11] say hello sir
[26:12] yeah that's all right now
[26:16] I'm going to send out a request to the
[26:19] community to the 10 people that might be
[26:20] watching
[26:22] today was my start of my fourth week of
[26:25] picketing at the Albany VA hospital that
[26:27] fella from the county he was upset when
[26:29] I told him why would you want to pick it
[26:31] well why wouldn't I he didn't care about
[26:33] my agenda he just got upset because he's
[26:35] with the county
[26:38] um so I'm asking any veterans that might
[26:40] want to come and support me I'll give
[26:42] you my agenda and why I'm there
[26:43] especially any first air Cavalry that
[26:46] might be out there maybe you can get
[26:48] word to them
[26:50] uh the other thing I want to say is I
[26:52] shed my blood for the right to speak
[26:53] here
[26:55] as did a lot of veterans and this
[26:57] business if it's a privilege and I'm
[27:00] going to be looking into that uh what's
[27:02] it what do they call it the open
[27:03] meetings law what is that law is it
[27:06] says it's a privilege I'm going to be
[27:08] looking to see what we can do to change
[27:10] that law
[27:12] and the other thing I get a kick out of
[27:14] it's wear ass season I call it a
[27:17] warehouse
[27:18] because whenever it's an election cycle
[27:20] we get to wear asses we bring them out
[27:22] of woodwork get that wear ass
[27:25] now the last thing
[27:28] those comments I made at the last
[27:30] meeting about Matt and elegant whom I've
[27:32] never met
[27:34] and uh Tom Kennedy who I have met I
[27:39] don't really like them
[27:41] I got an anonymous letter a little
[27:44] letter from someone I want to read it to
[27:46] you because I got to tell you I've come
[27:48] to the conclusion that if not all of you
[27:50] most of you Democrats are crazy
[27:54] yeah and and I really mean that
[27:57] you support GOP and Schenectady I don't
[27:59] know if that was supporting them but I'm
[28:02] not a Dem I'm not a republican they
[28:03] might think I am
[28:05] they are corrupt losers
[28:07] the whole party wake up I Gotta Laugh
[28:10] this stuff makes me laugh at these crazy
[28:13] no no shot
[28:15] um they have no shot them in a landslide
[28:18] your issues stink so you see
[28:22] you just come here to me and in 05 I got
[28:26] a long letter that did a whole mental
[28:28] breakdown and profile it's just amazing
[28:31] and I know it had and like this I don't
[28:33] even know how to get my address
[28:34] but they do they have their methods
[28:36] that's it thank you
[28:41] Edmund Lavin
[28:46] good evening Mr Mayor chairwoman
[28:49] Porterfield City Council Members I have
[28:51] filed an Ethics complaint against all of
[28:53] you for not honoring your oath of office
[28:55] and protecting my constitutional rights
[28:57] of due process and a fair hearing of
[28:59] which three corrupt judges deprived me
[29:01] of in Schenectady civil court
[29:03] should be interesting to see if the
[29:05] mayor keeps me out of his connected he
[29:06] Gazette again
[29:07] that's what he calls transparency in
[29:09] government seems to be more important to
[29:11] Mr McCarthy to cover up for three
[29:13] corrupt judges than to honor his oath of
[29:15] office regarding the Constitution
[29:17] the mayor has said it's not his
[29:19] responsibility yet he believes it's his
[29:21] responsibility to chase down women going
[29:23] through the garbage to collect
[29:24] recyclables and wants them arrested
[29:27] I am told the officer that did not give
[29:29] him a breathalyzer is promoted to
[29:30] Lieutenant
[29:32] he also made his own laws in City Hall
[29:34] that no one could use a camera and had
[29:36] Daniel of YouTube New York State audit
[29:39] that did the video on me falsely
[29:41] arrested for knocking on Plexiglas
[29:43] his law is no longer enforced in city
[29:45] hall because it's against the
[29:47] Constitution yet the charges against
[29:49] Daniel are still pending
[29:51] and he's before fellow Tico
[29:53] I was at the meeting at sccc with Mr
[29:56] McCarthy chairwoman reporterfield but
[29:58] was chased Away by two sheriffs claiming
[30:01] I could be there but my signs couldn't
[30:03] I left even though my first amendment
[30:05] rights allowed me to be there with my
[30:07] signs because if arrested I knew miles
[30:10] Reed would not put me in the Gazette
[30:13] I came back at the end of the meeting it
[30:15] was not hassle because they could not
[30:16] arrest me in front of everyone leaving
[30:19] the mayor and falloutico are two peas in
[30:21] a pod they both think they are the law
[30:22] and make their own rules contrary to the
[30:24] Constitution of the United States they
[30:27] are both corrupt
[30:28] the mayor refused to meet with me
[30:30] because he knows he must turn falatico
[30:32] in for depriving me of my constitutional
[30:34] rights
[30:35] as all of you here must do it is a color
[30:37] of law violation because you didn't act
[30:39] in my legitimate complaint
[30:41] the mayor does not have the right to not
[30:43] hear my complaint and cannot treat me as
[30:45] an adversary that is also a color of law
[30:47] violation this is the same old corrupt
[30:51] Schenectady
[30:52] where the mayor keeps the truth out of
[30:54] the paper and news stations while
[30:56] protesting in front of City Hall I've
[30:58] been told that falatico tells litigants
[31:01] they have no civil rights and changes
[31:03] the Judgment after they leave the court
[31:05] same thing he did to me
[31:07] valetico actually stole money from me I
[31:10] was garnishing wages
[31:12] volatico vacated my judgment 11 days
[31:14] before the Herring and would not release
[31:16] the checks that had come to courthouse
[31:18] before the trial
[31:21] and you all pledge the allegiance to the
[31:23] United States of America
[31:24] we all go before God thank you
[31:30] Mark LaCroix
[31:33] foreign
[31:38] person Council my name is Mark Lacroix
[31:42] because on behalf of my mother Marge
[31:44] LaCroix
[31:45] this past week our home was foreclosed
[31:48] on without any I mean I've done any
[31:51] warning for us to know that it was being
[31:52] foreclosed on for tax purposes we were
[31:55] in the middle of a sale of the property
[31:57] to pay those taxes and to be the
[32:00] satisfied the city and then we get a a
[32:03] notice saying that it's foreclosed upon
[32:05] the city owns the property now
[32:08] um we've been living here for about a
[32:10] little over 11 years we've always done
[32:12] everything we can the property was
[32:13] bought from the city we also have other
[32:15] properties that we pay taxes on this
[32:17] property took a while to fix it up from
[32:20] the the laptop the way it was and so we
[32:23] did fall behind
[32:24] uh when we did try to always pay our
[32:26] taxes on time you know if it did fall
[32:29] pandemic happened my mother and father
[32:31] are both on disability
[32:33] um so it falls on on all of us to pull
[32:35] whatever money we have together to pay
[32:37] the taxes and survive at the same time
[32:40] um and I can honestly say that we've
[32:42] done our due diligence I always
[32:45] seen the city as a fair place a place
[32:47] that there there are going to do their
[32:49] due diligence but we'd not even get a
[32:51] posting on a door saying that the place
[32:54] is being foreclosed on I heard from uh
[32:56] corporate Council that uh two millions
[32:58] were sent out and returned to the city
[33:00] and so we live at our home so there's no
[33:04] way that it would have came and sent
[33:05] went back when we get tons of mail all
[33:07] the time so I am just pleading with the
[33:10] city towards in support of uh Redeeming
[33:13] the property so we can do ourselves we
[33:15] can give the money to the city for the
[33:16] back taxes from 2019 and that um
[33:19] everyone will be satisfied
[33:21] thank you
[33:27] I have no one else signed up to speak so
[33:29] I declare the public comment for up City
[33:31] business closed
[33:33] Simon and miscellaneous business of the
[33:35] council
[33:37] Mr Williams
[33:45] good evening and I would like to thank
[33:46] everyone again for coming out to speak
[33:47] this absolutely is your right and
[33:49] opportunity to vocalize issues to us as
[33:51] a council on our Collective and it's
[33:54] important to exercise that I wanted to
[33:56] take a moment to just address something
[33:58] that I've noticed and it appears to be a
[34:00] concerned effort to discredit the
[34:02] leadership and abilities of council
[34:04] president Porterfield and city clerk Sam
[34:07] uh regarding the last console comments
[34:10] that were made regarding the competency
[34:11] and the gazillion errors
[34:14] I requested to get an understanding of
[34:16] what those Corrections should have been
[34:18] and what was received was a matter of
[34:22] removing two words and capitalizing two
[34:26] words
[34:27] and I don't know if that is apparent to represent a gazillion corrections but
[34:33] and these seats and these roles that we
[34:36] have to advocate for Change and to do so
[34:39] in a collaborative manner
[34:40] in my professional experience I think
[34:43] it's it's respectful to do such in a
[34:45] manner that provides those opportunities
[34:47] uh to to to adjust
[34:51] but then also does it in a manner in
[34:53] which uh continue forth the mindset of
[34:55] this is a city
[34:59] that is
[35:02] that isn't always perfect
[35:05] and this legislation is draft item I
[35:08] think it is important to make sure that
[35:10] we support a collaborative government
[35:12] and I truly believe that the comments
[35:14] that were made during our last council
[35:15] meeting were not reflective of that so
[35:17] I'd like to take a moment to just
[35:18] appreciate the work that was done forth
[35:20] and I believe there will be some
[35:22] additional remarks made regarding the
[35:23] subject additionally I'd like to remind
[35:25] the community that the Summit Avenue
[35:28] Redevelopment project which will
[35:29] generate 38 single-family homes and
[35:32] three two family homes is underway
[35:35] myself and Justin shares were out
[35:37] walking the Summit Avenue area of the
[35:40] community and we received a number of
[35:42] feedback from interested residents
[35:44] please share this information with those
[35:46] of you that are interested in becoming
[35:47] homeowners and I believe this project
[35:49] will have
[35:50] untapped benefits not only for this
[35:53] community but in other communities
[35:54] throughout the city as we attempt to
[35:56] replicate this moving forward
[35:59] I would like to also take a moment to
[36:01] congratulate in advance the new police
[36:03] recruits that will be sworn in this
[36:04] Friday
[36:06] the commitments that you'll undertake to
[36:09] benefit this city are those that you
[36:11] should not take lightly however I'm
[36:12] confident that the training in your
[36:14] personal ethos will guide you throughout
[36:16] these commitments
[36:18] uh next I would like to thank uh the the
[36:20] fathers that exist within the city of
[36:22] Schenectady with the Happy Father's Day
[36:24] coming up and I tried to identify an
[36:25] appropriate quote as I am a new father
[36:28] and the one that I stepped on was when
[36:31] my father didn't have my hand he had my
[36:33] back and I know that there are no
[36:35] perfect parents but definitely the role
[36:37] of shepherding a young individual
[36:38] throughout his his life's very life
[36:40] Journey correction is an undertaking
[36:42] that should not be taken without proper
[36:45] consideration and and respect for the
[36:48] roles uh that that you are charged with being and I would like those
[36:53] individuals that are in these positions
[36:55] of being a father or being a parent
[36:58] um just show my appreciation moving
[36:59] forward
[37:01] and then lastly I would like to
[37:02] congratulate all of the influential
[37:04] people that were responsible for a
[37:07] successful Schenectady High School prom
[37:09] although I was an observer my daughter
[37:11] is not old enough yet
[37:13] um it was a beautiful moment and there
[37:15] was some colorful attire that I would
[37:17] not be so confident to wear myself but
[37:19] the the young individuals seem very
[37:21] excited and joyous moving forward I hope
[37:24] that they truly appreciate the
[37:26] contributions made from volunteers
[37:27] planners and also administrators it is
[37:30] not something that should be taken
[37:31] lightly and definitely it shows the
[37:33] value that we see in them and also in
[37:35] our community collectively thank you
[37:41] mayor
[37:47] we just want to thank everyone for
[37:48] coming out
[37:50] speaking had
[37:54] the prom was there graduation is coming
[37:57] up this next week it's always good to
[38:01] see the enthusiasm and the students face
[38:04] as they go through a significant
[38:07] milestone in their
[38:09] educational process and then also their
[38:12] lives and so hopefully people will be
[38:14] able to come out and enjoy that it's six
[38:17] o'clock I think I'm drawing a blankets
[38:20] next Thursday or next Friday but on the
[38:23] high school campus on the home rule
[38:26] legislation again that is a fairly
[38:29] simple process
[38:31] again but there's technical components
[38:34] of it so the legislative body at the
[38:36] local level has to pass a resolution
[38:40] asking for the authority to do something
[38:44] that is not
[38:45] otherwise granted to a municipal
[38:48] government
[38:49] that is then transmitted to the
[38:51] legislature a specific bill is
[38:54] introduced
[38:56] and once that bill is introduced then
[38:59] the legislative body is again asked to
[39:02] formally endorse and request that that
[39:06] bill be passed
[39:08] once the legislature then passes the
[39:10] bill the governor signs it then the
[39:13] local government is given the
[39:15] opportunity to
[39:17] enact or perform something that is not
[39:20] otherwise available to them by law
[39:24] and what I had suggested was
[39:27] we're all talking about uh
[39:30] rental issues affordability within the
[39:33] community and distressed property
[39:37] so we have a large number of landlords
[39:42] who are totally compliant they provide
[39:44] safe and decent housing they meet the
[39:47] code requirements they do what is
[39:49] expected of them unfortunately there's
[39:52] still a subgroup that does not
[39:54] comply they're the houses the apartments
[39:59] that we generally generate complaints
[40:01] from
[40:03] in that group does not comply with our
[40:07] rental certificate registry
[40:11] in what they asked and what the council
[40:14] had moved forward and again it was just
[40:16] in a disjointed manner that uh
[40:19] again hopefully we can all come together
[40:20] get that put in place is that a landlord
[40:24] would not be able to start an eviction
[40:26] proceeding
[40:27] if they were not
[40:29] a participant in the registry so that
[40:33] they would have to comply with the
[40:35] fundamental rules that we have in place
[40:38] and those rules require that we inspect
[40:42] the property so that it makes sure that
[40:44] it's up to code that it's safe and
[40:45] decent housing and it is something that
[40:49] I think we all agree on unfortunately
[40:51] the timing has not moved as smooth as I
[40:54] think any of us would have liked and how
[40:56] do we now take that going forward to be
[40:59] able to see that that is enacted which I
[41:02] believe will help us get a higher level
[41:04] of compliance with the rental
[41:06] registration and the end product will
[41:09] also be a higher compliance with just
[41:12] the basic safe and decent housing
[41:15] criteria that we want everybody to enjoy
[41:18] in the city and not only the city it's
[41:21] one of the things where we're looking
[41:22] Albany happened to have that passed
[41:25] we're looking to get it passed there's
[41:26] other municipalities that have done it
[41:28] it's one thing in my humble opinion that
[41:30] the legislature should just grant to
[41:33] municipalities across the state so that
[41:35] it would be universally applicable and
[41:38] it would help not only Schenectady but
[41:40] other communities and so I look forward
[41:43] to working with you as we go through
[41:44] that process to try and get that
[41:46] implemented because I believe that it
[41:48] will benefit everybody in the community
[41:51] thank you madam president thank you and
[41:54] I'd also like to follow up on some
[41:56] comments regarding the the home rule not
[41:58] just for the eviction but also for the
[42:00] speeding so Miss Michael and I worked
[42:02] with a summer limits tax office and also
[42:04] Senator tedesco's office and there are
[42:07] Bill numbers for all of those things
[42:09] they did not make it out of committee
[42:12] this time but there are Bill numbers and
[42:13] so when they reconvene they will be
[42:15] taken up again so just if any council
[42:17] member wants the information on the bill
[42:19] numbers we can certainly um you know
[42:21] provide that to you so uh just to know
[42:24] that you know we knew that process was
[42:26] not a process that happens a lot in
[42:28] terms of home rule here so we you know
[42:30] contacted our Representatives our
[42:33] colleagues at the state to make sure
[42:35] that we went through the process and got
[42:37] it done the way it should be done and
[42:39] again we did receive Bill numbers
[42:40] unfortunately we would not be able to um
[42:43] it was not able to get out of the
[42:44] committee this time but we already have
[42:46] we're already ahead of that so when it
[42:47] when the reconvene we'll be able to
[42:50] um to resubmit those so I just wanted
[42:53] everyone to be aware that that process
[42:56] has happened and in in terms of um let
[42:59] me just answer some questions that have
[43:01] been asked to me regarding speed humps
[43:02] we have a couple of speed humps over
[43:04] here in the city
[43:06] um for the for the I'll give you some
[43:07] background I asked for that in 2020 is
[43:10] when I actually started talking about
[43:12] these speed homes and so now we're at
[43:14] the point where we do have two that are
[43:16] down and the council allocated twenty
[43:19] thousand dollars towards towards getting
[43:21] speed humps right now there were two
[43:23] according to our our city engineer
[43:25] they're going to have them down and then
[43:27] they're going to move them so it's like
[43:28] a pilot project so they are there and
[43:31] for those who are continually asking for
[43:33] them this is a pilot project we can
[43:35] certainly talk about having them in
[43:37] other parts of the city as well but just
[43:39] to let people know that it is something
[43:41] that we've been working on for a while
[43:44] and just getting started but hopefully
[43:47] the legislation that was that we started
[43:50] back in 2020 will be able to move that
[43:52] forward more rapidly at this point and
[43:54] get more because speeding is definitely
[43:56] an issue that we have throughout the
[43:57] city
[43:59] also like to just remind everyone that
[44:02] Juneteenth is coming up this Friday
[44:05] there will be a ceremony in Vail Park
[44:08] by Community fathers and then on the
[44:10] 17th we'll be in Central Park and the
[44:12] stage and it should start at one o'clock
[44:16] next Monday is a holiday
[44:19] so we will our committee meeting will be
[44:21] on Tuesday
[44:22] and then I'd like to also say Happy
[44:24] Father's Day to every to all the fathers
[44:28] with that I'll ask for a motion to
[44:29] adjourn
[44:31] over Mr Williams second by Mr Farley all
[44:34] those in favor
[44:35] aye we're adjourned
[44:37] foreign