1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,220 [Music] 2 00:00:02,220 --> 00:00:11,340 foreign 3 00:00:11,350 --> 00:00:50,219 [Music] 4 00:00:50,219 --> 00:00:52,550 foreign 5 00:00:52,550 --> 00:01:14,040 [Music] 6 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:15,250 foreign 7 00:01:15,250 --> 00:02:03,060 [Music] 8 00:02:03,060 --> 00:02:11,210 foreign 9 00:02:11,220 --> 00:02:35,930 [Music] 10 00:02:35,940 --> 00:03:04,770 foreign 11 00:03:04,780 --> 00:03:27,420 [Music] 12 00:03:27,420 --> 00:03:48,860 thank you 13 00:03:48,870 --> 00:03:56,299 [Music] 14 00:03:56,299 --> 00:03:59,480 thank you 15 00:03:59,490 --> 00:04:22,800 [Music] 16 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:23,350 all right 17 00:04:23,350 --> 00:04:43,010 [Music] 18 00:04:43,020 --> 00:05:15,300 foreign 19 00:05:15,310 --> 00:05:53,450 [Music] 20 00:05:53,460 --> 00:06:19,590 foreign 21 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:37,990 [Music] 22 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:41,010 thank you 23 00:06:41,020 --> 00:07:09,180 [Music] 24 00:07:09,180 --> 00:07:11,680 foreign 25 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:58,930 [Music] 26 00:07:58,940 --> 00:08:20,150 thank you 27 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:30,130 foreign 28 00:08:30,140 --> 00:09:05,570 [Music] 29 00:09:05,580 --> 00:09:34,410 foreign 30 00:09:34,420 --> 00:09:35,700 [Music] 31 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:55,800 foreign 32 00:09:55,810 --> 00:10:28,459 [Music] 33 00:10:28,459 --> 00:10:31,530 thank you 34 00:10:31,540 --> 00:10:56,240 [Music] 35 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,010 thank you 36 00:10:58,010 --> 00:11:32,530 [Music] 37 00:11:32,540 --> 00:11:34,800 well of course the Schenectady city 38 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:36,240 council committee meeting for Monday 39 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,720 August 7th 2023 the first committee is 40 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:40,800 finance 41 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,360 thank you I would like to call the 42 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:43,800 finance Community department on the 43 00:11:43,800 --> 00:11:45,540 course item is the give Financial year 44 00:11:45,540 --> 00:11:55,069 2023 2024 Grant award assistantship 45 00:11:55,079 --> 00:11:57,320 good evening 46 00:11:57,320 --> 00:12:00,899 I am here to request the acceptance of 47 00:12:00,899 --> 00:12:01,880 the give 48 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:04,500 2023-2024 Grant award this will be the 49 00:12:04,500 --> 00:12:06,120 10th year that we've receive the funding 50 00:12:06,120 --> 00:12:08,399 the total funding amount for the city of 51 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:10,519 Schenectady is 481 52 00:12:10,519 --> 00:12:14,030 687 dollars 53 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,779 any questions 54 00:12:15,779 --> 00:12:18,660 comments go ahead please and so the 55 00:12:18,660 --> 00:12:21,120 total brand of 1.2 million part of it's 56 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:23,519 going to be shared by the police it's 57 00:12:23,519 --> 00:12:26,399 the police department D.A probation and 58 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:29,459 Sheriff as well yes ma'am 59 00:12:29,459 --> 00:12:31,320 I I wasn't used to seeing the sheriff on 60 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,660 the GitHub yes we the sheriff's been on 61 00:12:33,660 --> 00:12:36,360 there for a small amount 30 or 40 000 I 62 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:37,980 think 63 00:12:37,980 --> 00:12:42,069 any other questions 64 00:12:42,079 --> 00:12:45,480 all right thank you the next item is The 65 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,760 Grand Tour Community hiring panel 66 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,500 research and evaluation 67 00:12:49,500 --> 00:12:50,760 some food 68 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:52,920 so this is a new Grant fraternity for us 69 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:54,600 with the amount of forty nine thousand 70 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,040 nine hundred and seventy seven dollars 71 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,680 given by DCJS in partnership with the 72 00:12:58,680 --> 00:13:01,680 Flynn Institute to conduct research on 73 00:13:01,680 --> 00:13:03,720 our new community hiring panel that we 74 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,180 instituted a few years ago they want to 75 00:13:06,180 --> 00:13:08,519 know kind of the history of it and what 76 00:13:08,519 --> 00:13:10,440 difference it is making if any so the 77 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:12,779 other agencies can duplicate it around 78 00:13:12,779 --> 00:13:21,550 the state 79 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:23,880 so all this money would go to Finn 80 00:13:23,880 --> 00:13:25,320 Institute we would accept it and then 81 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,360 we'd pay them out as they work on it and 82 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:29,339 they would conduct a uh the research 83 00:13:29,339 --> 00:13:31,139 provide a formal report that would be 84 00:13:31,139 --> 00:13:33,360 made public as well all right thank you 85 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:36,590 any other questions 86 00:13:36,600 --> 00:13:39,839 so all if you ever the next item is 87 00:13:39,839 --> 00:13:43,250 discussion passport 88 00:13:43,260 --> 00:13:44,940 thanks to Williams 89 00:13:44,940 --> 00:13:46,560 thank you so I wanted to bring this item 90 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:48,839 up for just a discussion to understand 91 00:13:48,839 --> 00:13:50,639 if it's been an issue that's been 92 00:13:50,639 --> 00:13:51,839 identified among some of the other 93 00:13:51,839 --> 00:13:53,519 council members but also with the mayor 94 00:13:53,519 --> 00:13:55,680 I was actually brought forward to me by 95 00:13:55,680 --> 00:13:57,180 a resident who's sitting in the room 96 00:13:57,180 --> 00:14:00,420 tonight ran into a bit of an issue with 97 00:14:00,420 --> 00:14:01,860 getting conflicting information when 98 00:14:01,860 --> 00:14:03,899 parking in the last parking lot now 99 00:14:03,899 --> 00:14:05,639 after bringing conversations with Mr 100 00:14:05,639 --> 00:14:07,139 colon recognizing that there's a 101 00:14:07,139 --> 00:14:09,240 difference between parking issues Within 102 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,160 These private Lots but also within the 103 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,260 city I thought that that would be an 104 00:14:13,260 --> 00:14:14,579 important 105 00:14:14,579 --> 00:14:19,440 talking points I understand whether or not these types of 106 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,360 applications and the persons that 107 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:22,980 individuals are being directed to speak 108 00:14:22,980 --> 00:14:25,440 to so this resident had an issue 109 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:27,540 reference one of the lot members and 110 00:14:27,540 --> 00:14:28,920 they told them completely information 111 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:30,600 which ultimately resulted in them 112 00:14:30,600 --> 00:14:34,320 getting a ticket and as I imagine you've 113 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,060 all also recognized with some of the 114 00:14:36,060 --> 00:14:37,740 kiosks that are located in our downtown 115 00:14:37,740 --> 00:14:40,800 areas I've experienced issues myself 116 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,860 with the coins not being received or the 117 00:14:43,860 --> 00:14:45,600 dim Lighting on some of the receptacles 118 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:47,220 is 119 00:14:47,220 --> 00:14:49,740 cope for my Able Body eyes so I can 120 00:14:49,740 --> 00:14:52,260 imagine for members of our age Community 121 00:14:52,260 --> 00:14:54,240 I want to make sure that we're not 122 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,279 putting in place barriers that are 123 00:14:56,279 --> 00:14:58,740 inhibiting people from patronizing some 124 00:14:58,740 --> 00:15:01,019 of our local small businesses that are 125 00:15:01,019 --> 00:15:03,120 relying on this foot traffic and I think 126 00:15:03,120 --> 00:15:06,660 anything that is cumbersome or putting 127 00:15:06,660 --> 00:15:09,420 in place restrictions to that is an 128 00:15:09,420 --> 00:15:12,180 issue so I would like to just open it up 129 00:15:12,180 --> 00:15:14,699 for conversation I know for myself I 130 00:15:14,699 --> 00:15:16,680 would absolutely like to see whether we 131 00:15:16,680 --> 00:15:18,360 can update all of our kiosks to 132 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:20,760 incorporate having cash I know for 133 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:21,959 myself 134 00:15:21,959 --> 00:15:24,779 I there's another point in my in my 135 00:15:24,779 --> 00:15:26,279 day-to-day that I'm carrying quarters 136 00:15:26,279 --> 00:15:28,620 and I don't even know how feasible it is 137 00:15:28,620 --> 00:15:31,199 for you to go to a local Deli or corner 138 00:15:31,199 --> 00:15:33,600 store and get quarters so I think that 139 00:15:33,600 --> 00:15:35,940 alone kind of warrants us to pause and 140 00:15:35,940 --> 00:15:38,820 then ask that as we're Expediting this 141 00:15:38,820 --> 00:15:40,320 technological Revolution within 142 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:43,019 Schenectady making sure that if one is 143 00:15:43,019 --> 00:15:45,120 meeting our intended outcomes but also 144 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,279 two not leave them behind in each 145 00:15:47,279 --> 00:15:49,680 Community which is so important and 146 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:57,250 vital to our just long-term longevity 147 00:15:57,260 --> 00:16:00,240 so um I can add to that that I have 148 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,220 encountered where the kiosks are not 149 00:16:02,220 --> 00:16:03,019 working 150 00:16:03,019 --> 00:16:05,220 and they I didn't want to use the credit 151 00:16:05,220 --> 00:16:07,199 card because that's your option I don't 152 00:16:07,199 --> 00:16:10,440 want to download another app on my phone 153 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:12,480 um and so it wouldn't take the quarters 154 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:14,160 and what I ended up doing was actually 155 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:16,260 taking a picture of it and showing 156 00:16:16,260 --> 00:16:17,940 because I didn't get a ticket I showed 157 00:16:17,940 --> 00:16:19,680 the picture it's like it's blocked it 158 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:21,000 won't work 159 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,040 um so you know that's what I did in that 160 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:24,600 instance but in other institutions I 161 00:16:24,600 --> 00:16:26,639 found the ticket because it just didn't 162 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:27,600 work 163 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,040 um so 164 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:31,260 I I think that we need to do something 165 00:16:31,260 --> 00:16:32,880 because there are people who don't 166 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:34,980 cannot Avail themselves to the app or 167 00:16:34,980 --> 00:16:36,540 choose not to 168 00:16:36,540 --> 00:16:37,500 um 169 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:39,720 and they're not always working sometimes 170 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:41,220 they're out of order they're not working 171 00:16:41,220 --> 00:16:43,079 I don't know what how it works when 172 00:16:43,079 --> 00:16:45,480 people aren't using 173 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:48,060 um their credit cards or we there's 174 00:16:48,060 --> 00:16:49,560 nothing even honored that I can see to 175 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:52,019 report if there's a problem so um I did 176 00:16:52,019 --> 00:16:54,720 ask Mr Williams if he had spoken to the 177 00:16:54,720 --> 00:16:56,880 chief of the police about this and if 178 00:16:56,880 --> 00:16:59,279 they he had any input so I didn't have 179 00:16:59,279 --> 00:17:00,540 the opportunity to speak to Chief 180 00:17:00,540 --> 00:17:02,160 Clifford I don't like speaking on behalf 181 00:17:02,160 --> 00:17:04,140 of individuals but in our brief 182 00:17:04,140 --> 00:17:06,600 conversation he mentioned that he's also 183 00:17:06,600 --> 00:17:08,640 uh had personal issues with the system 184 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,160 himself so I don't think that's in an 185 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:13,199 area of concession I think it's more or 186 00:17:13,199 --> 00:17:14,520 less how do we put in place the 187 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:18,120 appropriate solution uh definitely uh 188 00:17:18,120 --> 00:17:19,860 adding apps to my phone is not nothing 189 00:17:19,860 --> 00:17:21,480 it's not it's nothing that I am 190 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:25,140 uncomfortable with as a up-and-coming 33 191 00:17:25,140 --> 00:17:27,360 year old but making sure that I'm not 192 00:17:27,360 --> 00:17:29,220 answering only for my vantage point 193 00:17:29,220 --> 00:17:31,559 because you always say how you see the 194 00:17:31,559 --> 00:17:34,740 situation is based on where you sit but 195 00:17:34,740 --> 00:17:37,440 definitely recognizing that hey is there 196 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:39,600 an opportunity for us to 197 00:17:39,600 --> 00:17:40,919 revisit 198 00:17:40,919 --> 00:17:43,140 these parking kiosks to see if there's 199 00:17:43,140 --> 00:17:44,880 the ability to upgrade our current 200 00:17:44,880 --> 00:17:46,260 devices 201 00:17:46,260 --> 00:17:48,480 or can we just have designated roads 202 00:17:48,480 --> 00:17:52,559 that are solely metered or how do we 203 00:17:52,559 --> 00:17:54,240 just provide more additional education 204 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:57,000 to visitors and also residents just 205 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,940 identifying through signage here's how 206 00:17:59,940 --> 00:18:01,559 you properly download the app if you 207 00:18:01,559 --> 00:18:03,120 have any issues here's a real-time 208 00:18:03,120 --> 00:18:05,280 person you can speak to to help walk you 209 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,140 through some of your concerns and it's 210 00:18:07,140 --> 00:18:08,640 not just pushing someone to another 211 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:15,770 operator who's not available 212 00:18:15,780 --> 00:18:20,880 no one else has ever happened any other comments on this so I would 213 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:22,380 like to know and I guess this is the 214 00:18:22,380 --> 00:18:24,059 question for the mayor our 215 00:18:24,059 --> 00:18:26,220 there like two generations of the 216 00:18:26,220 --> 00:18:29,580 parking meetings I don't mean the older ones but it was quarters only but 217 00:18:29,580 --> 00:18:31,919 the newer kiosks are there 218 00:18:31,919 --> 00:18:33,840 ones that are newer than the ones like 219 00:18:33,840 --> 00:18:37,789 they're right out in front of me selling 220 00:18:37,799 --> 00:18:42,169 oh well 221 00:18:42,179 --> 00:18:44,580 so glad you're here I used to be in 222 00:18:44,580 --> 00:18:47,890 charge of the future 223 00:18:47,900 --> 00:18:51,120 so there are two generations 224 00:18:51,120 --> 00:18:52,620 um the new generations I believe it was 225 00:18:52,620 --> 00:18:55,500 last year we upgraded at Mathis Chris is 226 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,419 10 or 15 of them um some new silver 227 00:18:57,419 --> 00:18:59,940 panels and two I'm assuming those are 228 00:18:59,940 --> 00:19:00,780 the ones that are better lighted than 229 00:19:00,780 --> 00:19:03,360 the other ones uh the other ones are the 230 00:19:03,360 --> 00:19:04,860 original that have been working 231 00:19:04,860 --> 00:19:08,100 regularly daily we get a report in our 232 00:19:08,100 --> 00:19:10,320 parking division that says what kievps 233 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:11,760 are working and which kiosks are not 234 00:19:11,760 --> 00:19:13,740 working and the reason for it and that 235 00:19:13,740 --> 00:19:15,240 usually one of our parking guys goes out 236 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,940 and fixes them so this morning we ran a 237 00:19:17,940 --> 00:19:20,820 report and of the 45 kiosks we had one 238 00:19:20,820 --> 00:19:23,760 that has been dead since June 19th that 239 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,559 they're working on and then we had six 240 00:19:25,559 --> 00:19:28,380 other ones that alerted us status one 241 00:19:28,380 --> 00:19:29,760 that will not accept money because it's 242 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,360 full and the other ones are three of 243 00:19:33,360 --> 00:19:34,559 them need the batteries replaced soon 244 00:19:34,559 --> 00:19:37,080 because they're about to die uh one of 245 00:19:37,080 --> 00:19:39,000 them was a paper feed error and another 246 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:42,240 one was a coin unit error so those came 247 00:19:42,240 --> 00:19:45,660 in between August 4th and this morning 248 00:19:45,660 --> 00:19:47,820 and then they usually fix the morning 249 00:19:47,820 --> 00:19:49,679 Monday through Friday and then the uh 250 00:19:49,679 --> 00:19:50,940 one of the parking Vision members come 251 00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:52,679 in they'll fix them and then they'll get 252 00:19:52,679 --> 00:19:55,990 a new report ramp 253 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,400 so out of the 45 there's only 254 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,260 um seven that aren't working properly 255 00:20:01,260 --> 00:20:02,760 well actually it's not really seven 256 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,020 because one of them just needs to be 257 00:20:04,020 --> 00:20:06,120 emptied with its money is that yes 258 00:20:06,120 --> 00:20:08,100 there's one that shows a percent of max 259 00:20:08,100 --> 00:20:10,260 amount of coins has been reached that 260 00:20:10,260 --> 00:20:12,780 was as of the fourth at 2 40 in the 261 00:20:12,780 --> 00:20:15,539 afternoon and so and the parking people 262 00:20:15,539 --> 00:20:17,820 are able to go out on the same very same 263 00:20:17,820 --> 00:20:19,679 day and fix them because of this report 264 00:20:19,679 --> 00:20:21,480 is that yeah so usually they run this 265 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:22,740 report in the morning 266 00:20:22,740 --> 00:20:24,660 um the supervisor comes in so they I 267 00:20:24,660 --> 00:20:25,620 don't think she runs it in the afternoon 268 00:20:25,620 --> 00:20:27,360 every morning Monday through Friday when 269 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:28,740 she comes in she wants to report and 270 00:20:28,740 --> 00:20:30,059 then they'll try to fix whatever the 271 00:20:30,059 --> 00:20:32,810 issue is 272 00:20:32,820 --> 00:20:34,919 I guess then what happened with the one 273 00:20:34,919 --> 00:20:36,960 that has an injunction since June 19th 274 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:39,000 what's the problem it says communication 275 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,460 failure failure total error so that's 276 00:20:41,460 --> 00:20:44,700 down in The Stockade I do not know what 277 00:20:44,700 --> 00:20:46,200 that is but I can certainly look into it 278 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:47,820 tomorrow morning 279 00:20:47,820 --> 00:20:49,679 I do not know what the uh I think the 280 00:20:49,679 --> 00:20:51,480 communication failure was similar to 281 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:53,340 what we were having two years ago when I 282 00:20:53,340 --> 00:20:54,720 was in traffic we had six or seven of 283 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:56,340 them that kept on causing issues over 284 00:20:56,340 --> 00:20:57,720 and over again and that's when the 285 00:20:57,720 --> 00:21:00,960 engineers helped us replace the I think 286 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,600 10 or 15 units for the new the doors and 287 00:21:03,600 --> 00:21:06,840 guts on them and so that report include 288 00:21:06,840 --> 00:21:09,480 all of the newer New Generation yeah 289 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:11,640 doing an old ESPN I can leave this video 290 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,830 if you'd like 291 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,880 um another question just in terms of so 292 00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:19,679 in terms of complaints that you receive 293 00:21:19,679 --> 00:21:21,960 has that how have you found the 294 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,720 complaints in terms of these machines 295 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,880 versus the 296 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:29,460 so I just I asked the traffic Lieutenant 297 00:21:29,460 --> 00:21:31,320 today um ourselves on the agenda if the 298 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:32,580 complaints have been up and they said 299 00:21:32,580 --> 00:21:34,799 that they have preceding reducing 300 00:21:34,799 --> 00:21:36,179 complaints they haven't received as many 301 00:21:36,179 --> 00:21:37,919 usually it is people have errors on 302 00:21:37,919 --> 00:21:39,600 using the machines 303 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:40,980 um not the machines themselves but 304 00:21:40,980 --> 00:21:42,480 actually trying to figure out how to use 305 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,230 the machines 306 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:46,799 equipment 307 00:21:46,799 --> 00:21:49,850 to cross-check against 308 00:21:49,860 --> 00:21:53,760 a federation yeah so we cannot know it 309 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,559 right now that the traffic I'm sorry the 310 00:21:55,559 --> 00:21:57,120 parking enforcement officers when they 311 00:21:57,120 --> 00:21:58,980 go down there they are starting not to 312 00:21:58,980 --> 00:22:01,200 issue tickets when they when they're not 313 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:02,880 functioning 314 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,039 so there's usually one officer that 315 00:22:05,039 --> 00:22:07,140 works downtown in this area and that's 316 00:22:07,140 --> 00:22:08,760 where the most the kiosks are and he 317 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:10,020 does not do tickets when they're 318 00:22:10,020 --> 00:22:14,210 malfunctioning 319 00:22:14,220 --> 00:22:16,620 go ahead please is there a number that 320 00:22:16,620 --> 00:22:18,059 the community can contact if they're 321 00:22:18,059 --> 00:22:19,799 running into any issues or have any 322 00:22:19,799 --> 00:22:21,659 concerns so Monday through Friday nine 323 00:22:21,659 --> 00:22:23,880 to five or eight to four I'm sorry we 324 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:25,500 have our Traffic Division which 325 00:22:25,500 --> 00:22:26,940 unfortunately I do not have that phone 326 00:22:26,940 --> 00:22:28,440 number off top of my head 327 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,419 either be on our website and it's also 328 00:22:30,419 --> 00:22:33,240 on the kiosks I believe in the tickets 329 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:34,799 if they unfortunately receive one when 330 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:36,840 they should be coach foot yes it's the 331 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,340 uh eight to four Monday through Friday 332 00:22:38,340 --> 00:22:39,720 there's somebody live there that can 333 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:43,909 answer their questions 334 00:22:43,919 --> 00:22:46,380 in this follow-up discussion um would 335 00:22:46,380 --> 00:22:48,000 you be able to provide or suggest the 336 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:49,620 differentiations between both of those 337 00:22:49,620 --> 00:22:51,120 generations and then is there any 338 00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:53,580 projected plans to fully upgrade to the 339 00:22:53,580 --> 00:22:56,100 second generation of remote models I can 340 00:22:56,100 --> 00:22:57,780 get with engineering and see if they 341 00:22:57,780 --> 00:23:01,390 have 342 00:23:01,400 --> 00:23:09,950 thank you 343 00:23:09,960 --> 00:23:11,940 uh yeah so I've been working with SPD 344 00:23:11,940 --> 00:23:18,890 since we got the kiosk report 345 00:23:18,900 --> 00:23:20,520 um we did operate I can get a quote to 346 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:22,020 see what it would be to upgrade 347 00:23:22,020 --> 00:23:23,940 remaining kiosks because I know the new 348 00:23:23,940 --> 00:23:25,919 upgraded screens 349 00:23:25,919 --> 00:23:27,600 more vibrant and colorful I just wanted 350 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,600 to also address the cash issue I will 351 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,240 ask about that but at the time of these 352 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,760 the issue with the caches in order to 353 00:23:35,760 --> 00:23:40,440 take bills it is in power issue it 354 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:42,360 of energy to take bills for you to 355 00:23:42,360 --> 00:23:45,960 disperse the bills so we didn't do that 356 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:47,400 because in order to do that they want 357 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,500 them to actually be hardwired so right 358 00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:51,659 now they're solar powered so we move 359 00:23:51,659 --> 00:23:53,640 them around we actually have both of 360 00:23:53,640 --> 00:23:55,200 them every couple of years we see what's 361 00:23:55,200 --> 00:23:57,059 making money we move them around 362 00:23:57,059 --> 00:23:59,039 and they're just mounted into the 363 00:23:59,039 --> 00:24:01,380 sidewalks but if they require power 364 00:24:01,380 --> 00:24:04,559 that's a whole other animal that we 365 00:24:04,559 --> 00:24:07,080 really weren't prepared for so coins are 366 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,880 easy because it's just a tumbler you 367 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,340 know it records it credit cards actually 368 00:24:11,340 --> 00:24:13,860 use very little power you know you slide 369 00:24:13,860 --> 00:24:15,960 it it just it sends a message to the 370 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:19,380 modem and then that goes out what the 371 00:24:19,380 --> 00:24:22,080 readers for money that that's a whole 372 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:23,760 other thing that's why they said that if 373 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,539 you want solar we don't know so many businesses now 374 00:24:27,539 --> 00:24:29,520 we're going cashless you know blowing 375 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,080 this back everything's going cashless 376 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,200 and I'd also say that the app has been 377 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,059 really successful you know we are 378 00:24:36,059 --> 00:24:37,620 partnered with Metroplex with the app 379 00:24:37,620 --> 00:24:39,720 that actually we kind of have a we have 380 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:41,460 an agreement with them to use it and it 381 00:24:41,460 --> 00:24:43,559 has been very successful even Mike Fahey 382 00:24:43,559 --> 00:24:46,080 our traffic enforcement officer out 383 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:47,820 there he's seen the app as being very 384 00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,260 successful he thought he'd get a lot 385 00:24:49,260 --> 00:24:51,179 more pushback a lot of people are using 386 00:24:51,179 --> 00:24:52,860 it but I do also understand that even 387 00:24:52,860 --> 00:24:55,380 people such as my hand 388 00:24:55,380 --> 00:24:57,480 have talked to me about the difficulties 389 00:24:57,480 --> 00:24:58,860 in the app and they don't want to use it 390 00:24:58,860 --> 00:25:01,020 and you know they just want to come down 391 00:25:01,020 --> 00:25:03,059 and do it with some Kettle so I I hear 392 00:25:03,059 --> 00:25:06,179 it as well but you know I'll look at it 393 00:25:06,179 --> 00:25:07,620 upgrade it and see what that would be to 394 00:25:07,620 --> 00:25:09,539 see that the newer screens I do think 395 00:25:09,539 --> 00:25:11,220 sometimes people struggle seeing them 396 00:25:11,220 --> 00:25:13,620 you know I think people prefer to almost 397 00:25:13,620 --> 00:25:16,200 be hired but they're Ada so that if 398 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:17,700 you're in a wheelchair you can see them 399 00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:20,039 whereas if you were six feet tall you're 400 00:25:20,039 --> 00:25:22,140 kind of doing this which is also tough 401 00:25:22,140 --> 00:25:23,580 but a parent wheelchair it has to be at 402 00:25:23,580 --> 00:25:26,330 that bike so that you're not 403 00:25:26,340 --> 00:25:28,080 the information is yeah we do sometimes 404 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:29,760 have issues with communication failures 405 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,580 things like that but lately we've been 406 00:25:32,580 --> 00:25:36,539 on a good Street for a few operation 407 00:25:36,539 --> 00:25:38,700 what is that is that okay good I'll get 408 00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:40,020 a quote for you we're doing our capital 409 00:25:40,020 --> 00:25:42,059 budget right now I can just kind of roll 410 00:25:42,059 --> 00:25:43,799 that in so we can talk about what it is 411 00:25:43,799 --> 00:25:45,539 and which ones we could upgrade if we're 412 00:25:45,539 --> 00:25:47,220 just talking about downtown too we've 413 00:25:47,220 --> 00:25:49,620 been doing selective upgrades to upgrade 414 00:25:49,620 --> 00:25:51,299 certain ones and ones that get the most 415 00:25:51,299 --> 00:25:53,240 because really we have some that get 416 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,919 very high generating revenue and then we 417 00:25:55,919 --> 00:25:57,720 have some that are really low generating 418 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,640 Revenue so we're trying to put the money 419 00:25:59,640 --> 00:26:01,559 into the ones that generate Revenue 420 00:26:01,559 --> 00:26:13,040 foreign 421 00:26:13,050 --> 00:26:21,610 [Music] 422 00:26:21,620 --> 00:26:24,120 sometimes we forget to do like continued 423 00:26:24,120 --> 00:26:26,340 audits so I think as we look to continue 424 00:26:26,340 --> 00:26:28,740 to improve on the city schenectady's 425 00:26:28,740 --> 00:26:30,539 recent developments I think this is an 426 00:26:30,539 --> 00:26:32,100 area that we should definitely look into 427 00:26:32,100 --> 00:26:35,159 to make sure that we have continued to 428 00:26:35,159 --> 00:26:37,200 identify as some of these concerns to 429 00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:38,700 make sure every member in our community 430 00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:43,909 feels right 431 00:26:43,919 --> 00:26:46,440 any other questions so would you like to 432 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:48,840 follow up with us or you I can get the 433 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,900 information back from AC Whipple and Mr 434 00:26:51,900 --> 00:26:53,580 salon and I can come back to the concert 435 00:26:53,580 --> 00:26:56,159 okay 436 00:26:56,159 --> 00:27:00,120 thank you thank you thank you thank you 437 00:27:00,120 --> 00:27:02,640 the next item is Paulo artwork contract 438 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:08,090 and let's Super Auto 439 00:27:08,100 --> 00:27:11,409 foreign 440 00:27:11,419 --> 00:27:15,059 city council mayor again we're talking 441 00:27:15,059 --> 00:27:17,940 for Arco as our last meeting we 442 00:27:17,940 --> 00:27:19,799 discussed about sending letters which we 443 00:27:19,799 --> 00:27:25,080 did I sent out letters and emails uh and really uh I think we woke some 444 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:26,580 people up because we've got a lot of 445 00:27:26,580 --> 00:27:28,620 responses the only people who did not 446 00:27:28,620 --> 00:27:30,960 respond to us was Cocoa house the 447 00:27:30,960 --> 00:27:34,440 Kiwanis Club uh the habitat and the 448 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:36,720 Empowerment Center but a habitat just 449 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:39,000 contacted me uh recently they says you 450 00:27:39,000 --> 00:27:40,799 know because of the all the new uh 451 00:27:40,799 --> 00:27:42,659 employees and stuff you know they're 452 00:27:42,659 --> 00:27:44,460 just a little slow to responding but 453 00:27:44,460 --> 00:27:47,279 we're an ethical habitat they type in 454 00:27:47,279 --> 00:27:50,159 today today we just signed another 455 00:27:50,159 --> 00:27:53,279 contract our contract with Sikkim uh 456 00:27:53,279 --> 00:27:54,720 Schenectady Foundation is going to be 457 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:58,320 right behind them we're really close to 458 00:27:58,320 --> 00:28:00,419 the contract for Schenectady uh Green 459 00:28:00,419 --> 00:28:05,350 Market uh C and uh 460 00:28:05,360 --> 00:28:09,360 just lost my train of thought here but 461 00:28:09,360 --> 00:28:11,520 uh like he says the letter that we sent 462 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,940 out uh we asked them to uh in fact 463 00:28:14,940 --> 00:28:16,679 should I would you guys like a copy of 464 00:28:16,679 --> 00:28:20,460 it yeah yeah 465 00:28:20,460 --> 00:28:22,740 so I'm just gonna take it fast out so 466 00:28:22,740 --> 00:28:26,220 where we asked them to send a letter uh 467 00:28:26,220 --> 00:28:29,520 by August 16th uh just to put us in the 468 00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,980 process of where there are and where we 469 00:28:31,980 --> 00:28:35,340 want to go I asked them too is to let us 470 00:28:35,340 --> 00:28:37,559 know uh thank you 471 00:28:37,559 --> 00:28:41,100 let us know if there's any changes or 472 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:43,679 problems that they're having or if 473 00:28:43,679 --> 00:28:46,020 to let us know so that we can continue 474 00:28:46,020 --> 00:28:50,870 with this process going forward 475 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,980 well I thought I thought the letter was 476 00:28:52,980 --> 00:28:54,659 very successful going out because we did 477 00:28:54,659 --> 00:29:00,529 get such a good response 478 00:29:00,539 --> 00:29:02,880 anybody have any other questions about 479 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:06,179 Arthur yes yes 480 00:29:06,179 --> 00:29:07,980 did we get a response from the 481 00:29:07,980 --> 00:29:09,299 environment 482 00:29:09,299 --> 00:29:10,799 uh 483 00:29:10,799 --> 00:29:13,679 the aquatics not after I sent this thing 484 00:29:13,679 --> 00:29:15,900 out but we got the response a week 485 00:29:15,900 --> 00:29:18,299 before where to ask you once again to 486 00:29:18,299 --> 00:29:20,880 reconsider funding them 487 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:34,930 which I think we spoke about last time 488 00:29:34,940 --> 00:29:37,200 I had them look back at their 489 00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:38,580 application because you know they were 490 00:29:38,580 --> 00:29:40,620 saying oh no we when we applied we said 491 00:29:40,620 --> 00:29:42,860 we were going to do this I asked them to 492 00:29:42,860 --> 00:29:45,240 re-revaluate their what they saw in 493 00:29:45,240 --> 00:29:47,159 their application and call me back which 494 00:29:47,159 --> 00:29:49,500 they will do but I I know that they had 495 00:29:49,500 --> 00:29:52,200 done other work in you know with the air 496 00:29:52,200 --> 00:29:54,120 ducts which was part of the thing that 497 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,100 says you know let let me know where that 498 00:29:56,100 --> 00:29:57,419 where you are with that and how far 499 00:29:57,419 --> 00:29:58,980 they're gone with that because it would 500 00:29:58,980 --> 00:30:00,299 have I think it would have fell into 501 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:02,700 that time period which they said they're 502 00:30:02,700 --> 00:30:06,529 going to start the project 503 00:30:06,539 --> 00:30:09,059 um we have uh bids are going out for 504 00:30:09,059 --> 00:30:12,720 Miracle on Craig Street and maybe by the 505 00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:13,799 end this month or the beginning of 506 00:30:13,799 --> 00:30:15,720 September they're doing we have the 507 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,000 Hamilton art centers get ready to uh us 508 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:19,740 we're going to run the bid out for that 509 00:30:19,740 --> 00:30:22,919 uh we just spoke with the boys and girls 510 00:30:22,919 --> 00:30:28,559 club during the week and they uh they didn't realize they had to go 511 00:30:28,559 --> 00:30:29,940 out the bidding but he says no you have 512 00:30:29,940 --> 00:30:32,700 to go out today so so we got that 513 00:30:32,700 --> 00:30:36,200 working uh I again 514 00:30:36,200 --> 00:30:38,460 we can't find this contact information 515 00:30:38,460 --> 00:30:40,980 for Kiwanis Club so you guys on the 516 00:30:40,980 --> 00:30:43,140 Qantas Club please let us know I think I 517 00:30:43,140 --> 00:30:45,360 was supposed to let you know that I I 518 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:50,149 will try okay yeah okay tomorrow 519 00:30:50,159 --> 00:30:52,559 yeah that's right in the meantime you 520 00:30:52,559 --> 00:30:54,360 got picnics on the blanket 521 00:30:54,360 --> 00:30:59,149 uh 522 00:30:59,159 --> 00:31:01,080 All In All In All I thought the response 523 00:31:01,080 --> 00:31:04,080 was very well uh with the Harbor House 524 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:07,500 with the YWCA they're going to come and 525 00:31:07,500 --> 00:31:10,380 meet with us to let us know I also asked 526 00:31:10,380 --> 00:31:13,380 the Miracle on Craig and Hamilton to 527 00:31:13,380 --> 00:31:15,659 maybe come in and present 528 00:31:15,659 --> 00:31:18,360 to to the council and stuff uh you know 529 00:31:18,360 --> 00:31:21,000 going forward or what you know we'll 530 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:24,240 it looks like for them and their project 531 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,640 so what is the Harbor House it's 532 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:29,760 actually come and do uh we're going to 533 00:31:29,760 --> 00:31:31,559 come and discuss the numbers you know 534 00:31:31,559 --> 00:31:33,419 they're coming to actually to meet with 535 00:31:33,419 --> 00:31:36,659 us at you know and financing to see what 536 00:31:36,659 --> 00:31:38,000 the numbers are 537 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,740 because I believe uh they're very close 538 00:31:40,740 --> 00:31:44,640 to getting their commitment and I and I 539 00:31:44,640 --> 00:31:46,080 think maybe they might ask for the 540 00:31:46,080 --> 00:31:48,480 extension so that they can get that to 541 00:31:48,480 --> 00:31:50,760 fulfill the Gap is this the meeting on 542 00:31:50,760 --> 00:31:52,740 the 24th that you're talking about uh I 543 00:31:52,740 --> 00:31:53,840 don't I don't know 544 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:55,620 well I know I don't know how many 545 00:31:55,620 --> 00:31:58,260 meetings there are yeah okay maybe 546 00:31:58,260 --> 00:31:59,520 that's the one 547 00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:14,690 is that the one 548 00:32:14,700 --> 00:32:15,899 yeah 549 00:32:15,899 --> 00:32:18,720 so at this point in time we um we're 550 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:21,299 giving people until the 16th to respond 551 00:32:21,299 --> 00:32:23,940 yeah and then by then by our next 552 00:32:23,940 --> 00:32:26,760 committee meeting we will know it's from 553 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:29,159 everyone but sure yeah we should know 554 00:32:29,159 --> 00:32:31,620 but like I said got people moving and 555 00:32:31,620 --> 00:32:33,419 you know we're getting responses and 556 00:32:33,419 --> 00:32:34,799 they're starting to talk to us more so 557 00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:37,380 it must not not enough and actually too 558 00:32:37,380 --> 00:32:39,600 the other big thing that happened is you 559 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:40,820 know uh 560 00:32:40,820 --> 00:32:43,440 we've learned who's in charge now 561 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:44,940 because there's really some 562 00:32:44,940 --> 00:32:46,559 organizations went through two or three 563 00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:48,720 different uh people Boys and Girls Club 564 00:32:48,720 --> 00:32:50,580 you know the the gentleman Scott just 565 00:32:50,580 --> 00:32:52,860 started a couple uh at the end of April 566 00:32:52,860 --> 00:32:55,559 May you know he wasn't even you know uh 567 00:32:55,559 --> 00:32:57,059 blank said he didn't know that he had 568 00:32:57,059 --> 00:32:59,340 these things out so we're working on 569 00:32:59,340 --> 00:33:00,899 that but they already they got 570 00:33:00,899 --> 00:33:03,480 information in and uh the pre uh the 571 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,820 previous uh paperwork and so we're all 572 00:33:05,820 --> 00:33:08,039 working on that to move forward so it's 573 00:33:08,039 --> 00:33:11,880 a big question you know I think they were surprised 574 00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,220 that you know we're calling to call and 575 00:33:14,220 --> 00:33:16,440 writing and emailing them so we're 576 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:17,940 trying to hit all uh trying to hit all 577 00:33:17,940 --> 00:33:20,760 the Avenues 578 00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:21,779 good 579 00:33:21,779 --> 00:33:23,340 so I just want to make sure we don't 580 00:33:23,340 --> 00:33:25,919 gloss over the I guess the status of the 581 00:33:25,919 --> 00:33:27,899 Aquatic Center just because it is one of 582 00:33:27,899 --> 00:33:30,120 the public products that I've noticed 583 00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:32,220 um has there been a formal response from 584 00:33:32,220 --> 00:33:34,019 the council or are they waiting for us 585 00:33:34,019 --> 00:33:37,440 to perform the respond and caveat were 586 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,960 you able to determine whether we are 587 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,000 even able to have that discussion to 588 00:33:42,000 --> 00:33:43,860 start some funds outside of the city I 589 00:33:43,860 --> 00:33:45,240 do not know if you guys have finally 590 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:48,120 sent anything to them but not not that I 591 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,159 know of them and we would we wouldn't as 592 00:33:50,159 --> 00:33:52,559 a council from from them everything 593 00:33:52,559 --> 00:33:55,440 would come through the city okay so so 594 00:33:55,440 --> 00:33:57,659 are you saying that the council would 595 00:33:57,659 --> 00:34:00,299 not formally tell them that they're not 596 00:34:00,299 --> 00:34:01,860 eligible we wouldn't we would make that 597 00:34:01,860 --> 00:34:03,480 decision and then later we have people 598 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:04,799 would make that yes we would make the 599 00:34:04,799 --> 00:34:05,940 decision and then whatever came in 600 00:34:05,940 --> 00:34:07,860 writing would come through all right so 601 00:34:07,860 --> 00:34:10,139 I'll go contact again tomorrow I'll say 602 00:34:10,139 --> 00:34:14,050 something out today 603 00:34:14,060 --> 00:34:17,930 or email anyways 604 00:34:17,940 --> 00:34:19,980 double check yeah and the same thing 605 00:34:19,980 --> 00:34:21,119 that we recommend they get one 606 00:34:21,119 --> 00:34:22,139 absolutely 607 00:34:22,139 --> 00:34:24,060 so I mean 608 00:34:24,060 --> 00:34:25,500 I don't know when you really need to 609 00:34:25,500 --> 00:34:27,179 have that discussion again about how the 610 00:34:27,179 --> 00:34:29,159 money whether the money could be spent 611 00:34:29,159 --> 00:34:31,619 outside the city as we've already come 612 00:34:31,619 --> 00:34:32,879 to the conclusion that that cannot 613 00:34:32,879 --> 00:34:34,919 happen 614 00:34:34,919 --> 00:34:36,839 do we come to the conclusion it was not 615 00:34:36,839 --> 00:34:46,869 part of our game plan 616 00:34:46,879 --> 00:34:49,859 go ahead please I don't think that it's 617 00:34:49,859 --> 00:34:51,780 formally that we can't spend the money 618 00:34:51,780 --> 00:34:53,399 outside that's going to be a constant 619 00:34:53,399 --> 00:34:54,839 decision I would think I don't I think 620 00:34:54,839 --> 00:34:56,580 that what you indicated was that it 621 00:34:56,580 --> 00:34:58,920 wasn't necessarily part of the Opera 622 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:00,960 regulations that we couldn't spend the 623 00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:02,820 money outside the city it's really a 624 00:35:02,820 --> 00:35:04,680 judgment call on our part that we have 625 00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,440 to decide well I'll double check it 626 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,859 um but I'm not really 100 sure but I 627 00:35:10,859 --> 00:35:13,680 would say that what our rules are what 628 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:16,740 we how we enter how we decided to do it 629 00:35:16,740 --> 00:35:23,870 was within the city you know 630 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:25,920 that um 631 00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:29,280 they were there were people at the 632 00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:30,839 applications that were outside the city 633 00:35:30,839 --> 00:35:33,180 and so that was like immediately they 634 00:35:33,180 --> 00:35:35,220 weren't even consider it so that's what 635 00:35:35,220 --> 00:35:36,180 they did at the beginning of the 636 00:35:36,180 --> 00:35:37,440 application 637 00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:39,540 so we went to work on that because it 638 00:35:39,540 --> 00:35:41,280 was that internal kind of thing that 639 00:35:41,280 --> 00:35:44,099 happened I'm sorry we would not have 640 00:35:44,099 --> 00:35:46,079 known that it was part of the internal 641 00:35:46,079 --> 00:35:48,420 process that the office went to went 642 00:35:48,420 --> 00:35:50,700 through before we saw it right so if 643 00:35:50,700 --> 00:35:53,339 that so in this case if they made the 644 00:35:53,339 --> 00:35:54,900 decision already to be out and Rotterdam 645 00:35:54,900 --> 00:35:56,400 they would have never made it to this 646 00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,820 table because they were outside so 647 00:35:59,820 --> 00:36:01,619 um it's just now that things have 648 00:36:01,619 --> 00:36:03,599 changed and now they are out of Sun City 649 00:36:03,599 --> 00:36:10,030 so how does that work 650 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,720 since we have those rules in place we've 651 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:15,619 had them in place I think it would be 652 00:36:15,619 --> 00:36:18,180 appropriate for us to resend that money 653 00:36:18,180 --> 00:36:19,619 and 654 00:36:19,619 --> 00:36:21,300 make a motion 655 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:31,970 in that uh 656 00:36:31,980 --> 00:36:34,339 so yeah 657 00:36:34,339 --> 00:36:36,359 is that we're doing right now are we 658 00:36:36,359 --> 00:36:38,040 waiting for the not that are we waiting 659 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:39,480 for them to come through with the letter 660 00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:41,400 to tell us whatever they may make that 661 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,200 decision on their own 662 00:36:43,200 --> 00:37:02,890 um 663 00:37:02,900 --> 00:37:06,660 Patrick to fund the Aquatic Center but 664 00:37:06,660 --> 00:37:09,359 it's unfortunate that it went out of the 665 00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:16,370 city line and I don't 666 00:37:16,380 --> 00:37:24,050 foreign 667 00:37:24,060 --> 00:37:26,820 well I think that um I'll support what 668 00:37:26,820 --> 00:37:28,800 the majority of the council 669 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,640 sports but I do think that there will be 670 00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:34,560 an economic impact to the city of 671 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:36,660 Schenectady because I don't think that 672 00:37:36,660 --> 00:37:40,380 the hotels and the restaurants outside 673 00:37:40,380 --> 00:37:42,119 um you know basically less than a mile 674 00:37:42,119 --> 00:37:44,700 outside of the city we'll be able to 675 00:37:44,700 --> 00:37:46,079 handle the crowds that will be coming 676 00:37:46,079 --> 00:37:48,000 into the Aquatic Center but I will 677 00:37:48,000 --> 00:37:49,500 support 678 00:37:49,500 --> 00:37:52,140 majority of the council and I wasn't 679 00:37:52,140 --> 00:37:53,820 sure if anything ever happened in terms 680 00:37:53,820 --> 00:37:56,280 of talking to the county about an 681 00:37:56,280 --> 00:37:57,300 increase 682 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:59,280 receiving an increase in the bed tax 683 00:37:59,280 --> 00:38:01,440 which is what part of our contingency 684 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,320 was originally on the Aquatic Center as 685 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,180 well I don't know you know whether that 686 00:38:06,180 --> 00:38:07,800 occurred as well 687 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:10,020 so as far as the economic impact goes 688 00:38:10,020 --> 00:38:11,400 it's going to be muted anyway because 689 00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:13,079 they're still being a lot of them will 690 00:38:13,079 --> 00:38:15,180 be using our hotels we'll still get that 691 00:38:15,180 --> 00:38:16,980 same percentage without giving them the 692 00:38:16,980 --> 00:38:19,079 money secondly we could use that two and 693 00:38:19,079 --> 00:38:21,119 a half million to fund various projects 694 00:38:21,119 --> 00:38:24,000 in the city which will Garner people to 695 00:38:24,000 --> 00:38:26,420 come in our hotels and our restaurants 696 00:38:26,420 --> 00:38:29,400 travel baseball is a multi-million 697 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,740 dollar industry if we update our B and C 698 00:38:31,740 --> 00:38:33,480 diamonds as well as the Babe Ruth field 699 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:36,119 we would have a facility that nobody in 700 00:38:36,119 --> 00:38:38,400 the northeast or maybe the Atlantic 701 00:38:38,400 --> 00:38:41,339 coast except for the South could 702 00:38:41,339 --> 00:38:44,940 come up with there's the hockey arena 703 00:38:44,940 --> 00:38:47,099 possibly which 704 00:38:47,099 --> 00:38:49,560 could as well bring in millions of 705 00:38:49,560 --> 00:38:51,180 dollars so we're talking about 706 00:38:51,180 --> 00:38:52,680 percentage of money that we're getting 707 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:54,480 from the county you know two and a half 708 00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,180 million dollars the return on investment 709 00:38:57,180 --> 00:38:59,520 for that would be quite large so we can 710 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,700 use that in the city and do the projects 711 00:39:02,700 --> 00:39:05,040 so I think the economic impact outside 712 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:09,000 the city is is moving I definitely see I 713 00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:10,500 mean I think we have infrastructure 714 00:39:10,500 --> 00:39:17,720 needs for example uh that that money can be used for so I totally right 715 00:39:17,720 --> 00:39:20,579 just drop Eastern Avenue yeah yeah they 716 00:39:20,579 --> 00:39:21,980 will be useful 717 00:39:21,980 --> 00:39:32,230 I definitely understand that um 718 00:39:32,240 --> 00:39:33,900 all right 719 00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:37,140 so I think the majority is a 720 00:39:37,140 --> 00:39:39,619 to not fund it 721 00:39:39,619 --> 00:39:42,420 yeah yes all in favor 722 00:39:42,420 --> 00:39:45,960 aye thank you okay so we formally uh 723 00:39:45,960 --> 00:39:48,839 listen that uh 724 00:39:48,839 --> 00:39:51,599 um any other questions for AI go 725 00:39:51,599 --> 00:39:53,940 oh do we send a formal letter to them 726 00:39:53,940 --> 00:39:56,099 through from your office or from the 727 00:39:56,099 --> 00:40:00,140 company well the original Department 728 00:40:00,140 --> 00:40:02,099 my question is 729 00:40:02,099 --> 00:40:03,780 originally 730 00:40:03,780 --> 00:40:05,880 where their letter sends out saying that 731 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:07,740 you will funded this money is that how 732 00:40:07,740 --> 00:40:11,300 that works yes yes 733 00:40:11,300 --> 00:40:13,920 I couldn't hear you oh originally that 734 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:16,200 we send letters out to each um 735 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,060 organization to say that this is what 736 00:40:18,060 --> 00:40:20,099 they were awarded based on whatever 737 00:40:20,099 --> 00:40:22,560 contingencies is that how that went I 738 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:24,720 don't think we sent letters of telling 739 00:40:24,720 --> 00:40:26,339 people they have the award the 740 00:40:26,339 --> 00:40:29,990 resolutions were 741 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,160 fantastic were made available to the 742 00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:33,060 group 743 00:40:33,060 --> 00:40:35,339 s council members have individual 744 00:40:35,339 --> 00:40:37,140 conversations with different groups 745 00:40:37,140 --> 00:40:39,359 telling you that it was generally will 746 00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:42,420 cover in the Press is 747 00:40:42,420 --> 00:40:43,859 this board 748 00:40:43,859 --> 00:40:46,079 so there's no correspondence of the new 749 00:40:46,079 --> 00:40:47,820 government development with directly 750 00:40:47,820 --> 00:40:51,950 with them 751 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:55,490 I I agreements 752 00:40:55,500 --> 00:40:57,480 when we were asking for the 753 00:40:57,480 --> 00:40:59,820 documentation and putting contracts 754 00:40:59,820 --> 00:41:02,400 together but was there a specific letter 755 00:41:02,400 --> 00:41:06,060 saying you've been awarded X dollars I 756 00:41:06,060 --> 00:41:10,630 don't know 757 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:13,740 would we need to um 758 00:41:13,740 --> 00:41:23,349 to do formal resolutions yeah 759 00:41:23,359 --> 00:41:30,599 it was an appropriation of funds for a 760 00:41:30,599 --> 00:41:32,640 particular project rather than a 761 00:41:32,640 --> 00:41:35,400 resolution authorizing a contract so the 762 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,280 council can pass the resolution and if 763 00:41:38,280 --> 00:41:39,780 you're going to look to reappropriate 764 00:41:39,780 --> 00:41:41,520 the funds at some point revoking the 765 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,400 appropriation of funds specific to this 766 00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:47,210 project 767 00:41:47,220 --> 00:41:49,560 thank you okay thank you very much thank 768 00:41:49,560 --> 00:41:53,450 you 769 00:41:53,460 --> 00:41:57,230 so is that the resolution 770 00:41:57,240 --> 00:41:58,700 um 771 00:41:58,700 --> 00:42:01,440 we'll be moving to revoke the 772 00:42:01,440 --> 00:42:03,540 appropriation of funds to the Aquatic 773 00:42:03,540 --> 00:42:06,020 Center pursuant to the resolution 774 00:42:06,020 --> 00:42:25,210 identified as 2022-214 775 00:42:25,220 --> 00:42:28,680 to revoke the appropriation of funds 776 00:42:28,680 --> 00:42:31,500 specific to the Aquatic Center for 777 00:42:31,500 --> 00:42:35,750 2022-214 778 00:42:35,760 --> 00:42:38,060 do you need are you asking 779 00:42:38,060 --> 00:42:40,320 if we can do that let's just do that 780 00:42:40,320 --> 00:42:41,640 right now 781 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,950 um 782 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:50,270 thank you 783 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,859 any other business local Finance 784 00:42:52,859 --> 00:42:54,900 second all in favor 785 00:42:54,900 --> 00:42:57,480 aye thank you thank you I'd like to call 786 00:42:57,480 --> 00:42:59,400 to order City development and planning 787 00:42:59,400 --> 00:43:01,800 there are seven items on the agenda 788 00:43:01,800 --> 00:43:05,339 first item to authorize the issuance a 789 00:43:05,339 --> 00:43:08,940 remote permit number 677 through Kirby's 790 00:43:08,940 --> 00:43:12,359 burgers for slime with accent lighting 791 00:43:12,359 --> 00:43:17,089 Mr wallan 792 00:43:17,099 --> 00:43:20,160 thank you this is a revocable permit on 793 00:43:20,160 --> 00:43:22,560 pedestrian J Street about a block away 794 00:43:22,560 --> 00:43:24,300 from here for a restaurant called 795 00:43:24,300 --> 00:43:26,160 Kirby's Burgers Herbies Burgers I did 796 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:27,900 some little quick research on it they 797 00:43:27,900 --> 00:43:29,339 have four locations in the Capital 798 00:43:29,339 --> 00:43:32,280 District this will be their fifth they 799 00:43:32,280 --> 00:43:35,099 were not aware of this process they 800 00:43:35,099 --> 00:43:36,660 thought site plan approval was the 801 00:43:36,660 --> 00:43:38,819 permit so the awning is actually up if 802 00:43:38,819 --> 00:43:42,660 you go down J Street the sign is not but 803 00:43:42,660 --> 00:43:45,380 the awning is so they have a very large 804 00:43:45,380 --> 00:43:48,300 pinkish yellow trimmed awning out there 805 00:43:48,300 --> 00:43:50,760 which was hard to miss for us to walk by 806 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:53,339 you know does that have a permit and did 807 00:43:53,339 --> 00:43:55,020 some contacting of them and they didn't 808 00:43:55,020 --> 00:43:56,520 have a problem coming in for it but they 809 00:43:56,520 --> 00:43:58,800 weren't aware I don't have any 810 00:43:58,800 --> 00:44:00,000 information on the restaurant itself 811 00:44:00,000 --> 00:44:01,440 opening and things like that but 812 00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,119 development has looked at this the 813 00:44:03,119 --> 00:44:05,160 awning uh is similar to the awnings that 814 00:44:05,160 --> 00:44:07,440 are on there and the sign will look that 815 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:09,359 there will go with this guy with a fun 816 00:44:09,359 --> 00:44:12,720 face so looking forward to having a 817 00:44:12,720 --> 00:44:18,230 quick burger and Fry place on the street 818 00:44:18,240 --> 00:44:23,410 questions any questions 819 00:44:23,420 --> 00:44:26,099 item number two award-based contract 820 00:44:26,099 --> 00:44:27,420 with the connecting Municipal Golf 821 00:44:27,420 --> 00:44:30,480 Course irrigation system installation so 822 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:32,460 this is an Arco project the funding was 823 00:44:32,460 --> 00:44:34,380 approved during the initial round of 824 00:44:34,380 --> 00:44:37,200 applications uh 3.5 million dollars for 825 00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:39,480 the replacement of the original manual 826 00:44:39,480 --> 00:44:41,839 single row irrigation system 827 00:44:41,839 --> 00:44:44,520 so this was designed several years ago 828 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:46,680 we put it out to bid updated it put it 829 00:44:46,680 --> 00:44:48,780 out the and we received two bids 830 00:44:48,780 --> 00:44:52,440 from two of the larger more qualified in 831 00:44:52,440 --> 00:44:54,720 this area so we have George way company 832 00:44:54,720 --> 00:44:57,540 and National lawn sprinklers if you look 833 00:44:57,540 --> 00:45:00,420 the bids are very close both bids were 834 00:45:00,420 --> 00:45:03,480 also under budget so what we are looking 835 00:45:03,480 --> 00:45:06,780 to do is award base bid one and 836 00:45:06,780 --> 00:45:09,599 Alternate bid one together 837 00:45:09,599 --> 00:45:12,359 and move forward with the pride 838 00:45:12,359 --> 00:45:14,839 any questions 839 00:45:14,839 --> 00:45:19,099 no one has the general question of when 840 00:45:19,099 --> 00:45:22,200 it's amazing I was prepared for 841 00:45:22,200 --> 00:45:24,260 questions 842 00:45:24,260 --> 00:45:26,640 we had the meeting with them before this 843 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,980 and it looks like they will be able to 844 00:45:28,980 --> 00:45:32,579 fit Us in April 1st of next year which 845 00:45:32,579 --> 00:45:34,800 is ideal we thought we might be April 846 00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:38,579 1st of 2025. so with this award we are 847 00:45:38,579 --> 00:45:39,660 going to 848 00:45:39,660 --> 00:45:41,400 start doing what's called shot drawing 849 00:45:41,400 --> 00:45:43,500 approvals in order for the package Pump 850 00:45:43,500 --> 00:45:45,420 Station which is you know the pump 851 00:45:45,420 --> 00:45:48,000 station pushes the water that has a six 852 00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:51,000 month leap time so that's why this 853 00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,520 timing is good we are going to approve 854 00:45:53,520 --> 00:45:54,920 we're going to get that thing ordered 855 00:45:54,920 --> 00:45:57,240 and hopefully everybody's going to be 856 00:45:57,240 --> 00:46:00,839 ready to go April 1st so very exciting 857 00:46:00,839 --> 00:46:02,339 to have something like that ready for 858 00:46:02,339 --> 00:46:04,920 the summer early you usually need water 859 00:46:04,920 --> 00:46:06,859 Maybe 860 00:46:06,859 --> 00:46:08,760 oh 861 00:46:08,760 --> 00:46:11,819 I guess you'll let me go from here 862 00:46:11,819 --> 00:46:13,980 all right 863 00:46:13,980 --> 00:46:17,040 oh I'll move it oh we did it already 864 00:46:17,040 --> 00:46:20,599 Okay so thank you thank you thank you 865 00:46:20,599 --> 00:46:23,280 item number three is a ceremonial 866 00:46:23,280 --> 00:46:25,319 resolution recognizing like business 867 00:46:25,319 --> 00:46:28,140 month which is August so we just wanted 868 00:46:28,140 --> 00:46:29,640 to be able to 869 00:46:29,640 --> 00:46:31,740 um have a couple of businesses maybe the 870 00:46:31,740 --> 00:46:34,740 city come in and to recognize that 871 00:46:34,740 --> 00:46:38,990 hi 872 00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,640 an exciting discussion of the zoning 873 00:46:41,640 --> 00:46:43,200 cannabis shops 874 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:45,550 um 875 00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:47,940 I just wanted to kind of get an update 876 00:46:47,940 --> 00:46:49,920 are we where we are with that 877 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:53,930 I believe Mr Marnie has 878 00:46:53,940 --> 00:46:56,579 talked to some folks in development I 879 00:46:56,579 --> 00:46:58,560 know you know obviously I was out for a 880 00:46:58,560 --> 00:47:00,300 couple weeks and I know he I think may 881 00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:01,859 have been in a contract with some of the 882 00:47:01,859 --> 00:47:04,920 city council people during that time 883 00:47:04,920 --> 00:47:07,680 Scott's potential for what the zoning 884 00:47:07,680 --> 00:47:09,240 would look like 885 00:47:09,240 --> 00:47:09,839 um 886 00:47:09,839 --> 00:47:11,760 I'll have to check with Mr Marty 887 00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:15,060 tomorrow I didn't see any directive that 888 00:47:15,060 --> 00:47:16,920 the council was looking for us to draft 889 00:47:16,920 --> 00:47:19,500 anything certainly because this would be 890 00:47:19,500 --> 00:47:21,300 something legislative coming from the 891 00:47:21,300 --> 00:47:24,119 city council the input from the council 892 00:47:24,119 --> 00:47:26,220 which would obviously be significant in 893 00:47:26,220 --> 00:47:28,280 passing something 894 00:47:28,280 --> 00:47:30,960 happy to talk to Mr Mony tomorrow 895 00:47:30,960 --> 00:47:35,700 schedule a time for us to sit down and 896 00:47:35,700 --> 00:47:41,099 get into the the meet and so to speak of a draft I think having a draft before 897 00:47:41,099 --> 00:47:43,140 the council to look at and obviously 898 00:47:43,140 --> 00:47:46,140 running it through 899 00:47:46,140 --> 00:47:48,060 Departments of the city that would be 900 00:47:48,060 --> 00:47:49,980 impacted with enforcement would be 901 00:47:49,980 --> 00:47:53,700 necessary to have you know a discussion 902 00:47:53,700 --> 00:47:58,370 over a proposal an actual proposal 903 00:47:58,380 --> 00:48:00,839 so I thought that um 904 00:48:00,839 --> 00:48:03,300 that he was going to be working with the 905 00:48:03,300 --> 00:48:06,180 Department of development with that 906 00:48:06,180 --> 00:48:09,119 I there wasn't there was yes uh my 907 00:48:09,119 --> 00:48:10,619 understanding was 908 00:48:10,619 --> 00:48:12,359 um you know Mr Money wanted to talk to 909 00:48:12,359 --> 00:48:14,099 the development department I don't know 910 00:48:14,099 --> 00:48:16,740 what meetings if any have happened 911 00:48:16,740 --> 00:48:18,420 um over the you know since I've been 912 00:48:18,420 --> 00:48:20,940 back obviously you know 913 00:48:20,940 --> 00:48:21,599 um 914 00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:23,760 there's some change happening you know 915 00:48:23,760 --> 00:48:25,500 in the development there has been some 916 00:48:25,500 --> 00:48:26,520 change happening in the development 917 00:48:26,520 --> 00:48:28,020 department 918 00:48:28,020 --> 00:48:29,700 um so we want to make sure that you know 919 00:48:29,700 --> 00:48:33,780 the the people who you know um 920 00:48:33,780 --> 00:48:36,780 I think are the most expert in in 921 00:48:36,780 --> 00:48:39,480 drafting are around the table 922 00:48:39,480 --> 00:48:41,520 um and we obviously for the purposes of 923 00:48:41,520 --> 00:48:42,599 enforcement that's going to have to 924 00:48:42,599 --> 00:48:44,400 obviously involve descending officer as 925 00:48:44,400 --> 00:48:48,589 well 926 00:48:48,599 --> 00:48:50,040 okay just wanted to know where we are 927 00:48:50,040 --> 00:48:51,300 with it I know it's going to take a few 928 00:48:51,300 --> 00:48:53,460 months and my understanding mayor you 929 00:48:53,460 --> 00:48:54,780 could say the last meeting that there's 930 00:48:54,780 --> 00:48:56,760 already someone who had something 931 00:48:56,760 --> 00:48:58,560 already in the works so this isn't going 932 00:48:58,560 --> 00:49:01,440 to apply to them you know one may or may 933 00:49:01,440 --> 00:49:13,990 not really works and 934 00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:17,220 there's an ongoing review with that 935 00:49:17,220 --> 00:49:20,099 which is part of the general discussion 936 00:49:20,099 --> 00:49:21,480 to 937 00:49:21,480 --> 00:49:23,099 the ones that have decided that they 938 00:49:23,099 --> 00:49:25,619 haven't gone through 939 00:49:25,619 --> 00:49:27,960 these are the ones that these are 940 00:49:27,960 --> 00:49:29,700 different this is smoke shops we're 941 00:49:29,700 --> 00:49:32,030 talking about 942 00:49:32,040 --> 00:49:33,900 um oh this is their enforcement 943 00:49:33,900 --> 00:49:35,420 department 944 00:49:35,420 --> 00:49:40,859 part of it where that's not a clear line 945 00:49:40,859 --> 00:49:42,660 in terms of what some of these stores 946 00:49:42,660 --> 00:49:44,520 are doing 947 00:49:44,520 --> 00:49:46,500 so but at the last minute you said that 948 00:49:46,500 --> 00:49:51,780 there was already a business that had already started 949 00:49:51,780 --> 00:49:54,119 their process so this wasn't going to 950 00:49:54,119 --> 00:49:55,380 apply to them 951 00:49:55,380 --> 00:49:57,720 that would be my understanding somebody 952 00:49:57,720 --> 00:50:00,180 is in the works it depends where they 953 00:50:00,180 --> 00:50:03,240 are in the pipeline of getting approvals 954 00:50:03,240 --> 00:50:04,980 um you know I don't know of any I don't 955 00:50:04,980 --> 00:50:06,780 know of an application that is currently 956 00:50:06,780 --> 00:50:10,680 before any body of the city of 957 00:50:10,680 --> 00:50:13,020 Schenectady whether that's the bza or 958 00:50:13,020 --> 00:50:14,880 the Planning Commission I'm not aware of 959 00:50:14,880 --> 00:50:16,680 that because we don't do the intake of 960 00:50:16,680 --> 00:50:18,780 those applications but if there's an 961 00:50:18,780 --> 00:50:21,900 application that is pending they would 962 00:50:21,900 --> 00:50:26,780 be excluded from any zoning requirement 963 00:50:26,780 --> 00:50:29,040 potentially well they would have to 964 00:50:29,040 --> 00:50:30,960 comply with whatever the zoning will be 965 00:50:30,960 --> 00:50:32,940 currently currently right right they'd 966 00:50:32,940 --> 00:50:35,040 be pre-existing non-conforming if they 967 00:50:35,040 --> 00:50:36,599 get approvals and all that and then the 968 00:50:36,599 --> 00:50:40,500 council passes some you know zoning code 969 00:50:40,500 --> 00:50:43,200 changes that would say that where they 970 00:50:43,200 --> 00:50:44,579 currently are where they're supposed to 971 00:50:44,579 --> 00:50:47,640 be is now not an allowable use 972 00:50:47,640 --> 00:50:50,220 because I was I received a phone call 973 00:50:50,220 --> 00:50:52,920 that there's at least one other that 974 00:50:52,920 --> 00:50:54,359 they said they got their license from 975 00:50:54,359 --> 00:50:56,520 New York State I wanted to know the 976 00:50:56,520 --> 00:50:58,859 question was it was our Zoning for the 977 00:50:58,859 --> 00:51:01,140 city so I sent them to zoning because 978 00:51:01,140 --> 00:51:04,680 that's you know so and our office hasn't 979 00:51:04,680 --> 00:51:08,040 been in contact with that whoever it is 980 00:51:08,040 --> 00:51:09,300 that reached out to you so we haven't 981 00:51:09,300 --> 00:51:10,559 heard anything done that so I don't know 982 00:51:10,559 --> 00:51:12,900 where they are in the you know the the 983 00:51:12,900 --> 00:51:15,180 pipeline at the city level right I just 984 00:51:15,180 --> 00:51:17,280 learned a Photoshop Etc right did you 985 00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:20,280 have something to spell me no 986 00:51:20,280 --> 00:51:23,099 okay so I just you know just wanted to 987 00:51:23,099 --> 00:51:24,960 have an update and let us know where we 988 00:51:24,960 --> 00:51:26,640 were 989 00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:27,839 okay 990 00:51:27,839 --> 00:51:29,300 um 991 00:51:29,300 --> 00:51:31,619 it's okay separate from what I was 992 00:51:31,619 --> 00:51:33,839 originally going to ask but there was a 993 00:51:33,839 --> 00:51:35,579 discussion about putting an ant one and 994 00:51:35,579 --> 00:51:37,200 then two zoning 995 00:51:37,200 --> 00:51:39,480 um so when you go forward with that that 996 00:51:39,480 --> 00:51:41,880 please do look into that there is a 997 00:51:41,880 --> 00:51:43,400 zoning map online 998 00:51:43,400 --> 00:51:46,559 granted I colorblind so it's hard for me 999 00:51:46,559 --> 00:51:49,140 to differentiate the tweets the colors 1000 00:51:49,140 --> 00:51:52,260 but it looks fairly substantial the M1 1001 00:51:52,260 --> 00:51:56,220 and M2 zones um so I would appreciate 1002 00:51:56,220 --> 00:51:58,079 that being part of the discussion and 1003 00:51:58,079 --> 00:52:00,359 looked into 1004 00:52:00,359 --> 00:52:02,700 anyone else 1005 00:52:02,700 --> 00:52:05,579 okay thank you uh item number five 1006 00:52:05,579 --> 00:52:10,309 discussion polylorian 1007 00:52:10,319 --> 00:52:13,260 wings thank you so I just wanted to 1008 00:52:13,260 --> 00:52:15,660 bring this up just as a quick heads up 1009 00:52:15,660 --> 00:52:17,640 I've had really good conversations with 1010 00:52:17,640 --> 00:52:19,920 the whole Glory from Buffalo a few 1011 00:52:19,920 --> 00:52:22,260 months ago and I recently followed up 1012 00:52:22,260 --> 00:52:24,119 with the poet laureate for the state of 1013 00:52:24,119 --> 00:52:26,040 New York and I truly believe that this 1014 00:52:26,040 --> 00:52:27,559 position has 1015 00:52:27,559 --> 00:52:29,700 beneficial opportunities for our 1016 00:52:29,700 --> 00:52:31,559 community with respect to literacy but 1017 00:52:31,559 --> 00:52:32,940 also providing other people the 1018 00:52:32,940 --> 00:52:36,660 opportunity to use their voice to 1019 00:52:36,660 --> 00:52:39,180 magnify just that some some issues or 1020 00:52:39,180 --> 00:52:42,000 concerns and both a positive and I think 1021 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,819 just area of improvement way so I wanted 1022 00:52:44,819 --> 00:52:46,500 to see if the council be open to me 1023 00:52:46,500 --> 00:52:53,390 scheduling a presentation 1024 00:52:53,400 --> 00:52:57,240 oh I would be open to that um I think 1025 00:52:57,240 --> 00:52:59,400 that I did some research after I saw 1026 00:52:59,400 --> 00:53:01,079 that this was back on the agenda and 1027 00:53:01,079 --> 00:53:03,599 went to the academy of American poets to 1028 00:53:03,599 --> 00:53:05,579 see 1029 00:53:05,579 --> 00:53:07,200 you know the various things that they 1030 00:53:07,200 --> 00:53:10,740 recommend around this and I know that 1031 00:53:10,740 --> 00:53:13,160 the politorium in the city of Saratoga 1032 00:53:13,160 --> 00:53:15,599 has been doing a lot of work I think 1033 00:53:15,599 --> 00:53:19,400 it's I think it's kind of brings to 1034 00:53:19,400 --> 00:53:22,380 brings attention to 1035 00:53:22,380 --> 00:53:24,559 you know sort of in a ceremonial way 1036 00:53:24,559 --> 00:53:27,200 that we care about the Arts in the city 1037 00:53:27,200 --> 00:53:30,059 that we care about literacy I did notice 1038 00:53:30,059 --> 00:53:33,059 that some of the um sometimes in 1039 00:53:33,059 --> 00:53:34,920 municipalities that have public worries 1040 00:53:34,920 --> 00:53:37,440 they're through the library system which 1041 00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:39,540 is obviously in our in our area of a 1042 00:53:39,540 --> 00:53:41,040 county 1043 00:53:41,040 --> 00:53:43,079 um he's there's usually an application 1044 00:53:43,079 --> 00:53:44,300 process 1045 00:53:44,300 --> 00:53:46,800 and a committee 1046 00:53:46,800 --> 00:53:49,200 so I you know we had some great people 1047 00:53:49,200 --> 00:53:51,480 in town that might be able to be part of 1048 00:53:51,480 --> 00:53:52,859 the selection committee if we move 1049 00:53:52,859 --> 00:53:55,200 forward with it but it really needs to 1050 00:53:55,200 --> 00:53:56,760 have like a meaningful role with the 1051 00:53:56,760 --> 00:53:58,680 school district as well in terms of 1052 00:53:58,680 --> 00:54:00,599 really trying to get into the schools 1053 00:54:00,599 --> 00:54:01,980 and teach 1054 00:54:01,980 --> 00:54:05,640 and Foster a love of poetry among youth 1055 00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:07,920 of all ages so I think those are also 1056 00:54:07,920 --> 00:54:09,599 places that you know I don't know if 1057 00:54:09,599 --> 00:54:11,160 you've had conversations with the school 1058 00:54:11,160 --> 00:54:12,960 district but 1059 00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:14,220 um you know I can see them being 1060 00:54:14,220 --> 00:54:16,619 involved as well 1061 00:54:16,619 --> 00:54:19,020 yes this way and just for clarification 1062 00:54:19,020 --> 00:54:21,059 this is not for someone who says I go to 1063 00:54:21,059 --> 00:54:22,520 Haiku once 1064 00:54:22,520 --> 00:54:26,839 again it's very much showing and ongoing 1065 00:54:26,839 --> 00:54:30,000 history of being invested in this style 1066 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:32,280 of communication so I'm definitely 1067 00:54:32,280 --> 00:54:33,900 looking forward to reaching out to the 1068 00:54:33,900 --> 00:54:35,280 library and also the school district to 1069 00:54:35,280 --> 00:54:37,020 see how we can work collaboratively to 1070 00:54:37,020 --> 00:54:40,079 identify the right person 1071 00:54:40,079 --> 00:54:42,180 and I definitely don't have any problems 1072 00:54:42,180 --> 00:54:44,160 having them some someone coming to a 1073 00:54:44,160 --> 00:54:46,319 presentation 1074 00:54:46,319 --> 00:54:48,540 same here very supportive 1075 00:54:48,540 --> 00:54:50,520 I personally think it'd be better placed 1076 00:54:50,520 --> 00:54:52,740 up at the county level um 1077 00:54:52,740 --> 00:54:57,900 as the body at large for all of us it 1078 00:54:57,900 --> 00:55:00,420 would be they would be able to obviously 1079 00:55:00,420 --> 00:55:02,640 wear the biggest piece of the county but 1080 00:55:02,640 --> 00:55:05,520 that person would be able to participate 1081 00:55:05,520 --> 00:55:07,800 in the school district locally but also 1082 00:55:07,800 --> 00:55:09,540 the benefits some of the smaller areas 1083 00:55:09,540 --> 00:55:12,109 around 1084 00:55:12,119 --> 00:55:16,609 place at the county level 1085 00:55:16,619 --> 00:55:18,359 s share them with us at County 1086 00:55:18,359 --> 00:55:21,829 absolutely 1087 00:55:21,839 --> 00:55:24,119 because as you said the city is the 1088 00:55:24,119 --> 00:55:27,319 bigger piece of this so I would 1089 00:55:27,319 --> 00:55:29,400 as long as we could I don't know that 1090 00:55:29,400 --> 00:55:31,319 they necessarily if it had to be there 1091 00:55:31,319 --> 00:55:33,119 if it could be here and they could you 1092 00:55:33,119 --> 00:55:34,859 know the person could also do things 1093 00:55:34,859 --> 00:55:38,870 throughout the county 1094 00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:44,150 any other discussions around that 1095 00:55:44,160 --> 00:55:47,760 so Mr Williams furniture 1096 00:55:47,760 --> 00:56:05,460 okay 1097 00:56:05,460 --> 00:56:07,619 um item number 60 uh authorized the 1098 00:56:07,619 --> 00:56:09,300 abandonment of a portion of large 1099 00:56:09,300 --> 00:56:11,700 streets thank you 1100 00:56:11,700 --> 00:56:14,040 um another person I appreciate the 1101 00:56:14,040 --> 00:56:17,040 council uh tabling the resolution at the 1102 00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:18,420 last meeting 1103 00:56:18,420 --> 00:56:20,099 um we already did a public hearing on 1104 00:56:20,099 --> 00:56:22,380 this nothing's changing as it relates to 1105 00:56:22,380 --> 00:56:25,200 that it was just that the what had to be 1106 00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:27,140 passed as an ordinance not a resolution 1107 00:56:27,140 --> 00:56:29,520 so looking to put it on for the next 1108 00:56:29,520 --> 00:56:32,940 meeting as a as an ordinance it's going 1109 00:56:32,940 --> 00:56:34,260 to really contain the same language 1110 00:56:34,260 --> 00:56:37,520 identify when the public hearing was and 1111 00:56:37,520 --> 00:56:40,200 move forward with the abandonment 1112 00:56:40,200 --> 00:56:41,940 so we need to move this as an ordinance 1113 00:56:41,940 --> 00:56:45,010 correct 1114 00:56:45,020 --> 00:56:50,240 second all those in favor thank you 1115 00:56:50,240 --> 00:56:52,740 item number seven is just the reminder 1116 00:56:52,740 --> 00:56:54,720 of the public hearing for regarding the 1117 00:56:54,720 --> 00:56:57,720 moratorium on smoke shops and vape shops 1118 00:56:57,720 --> 00:57:00,000 and similar uses all that's there for 1119 00:57:00,000 --> 00:57:03,000 you it refers to and the mayor provided 1120 00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:06,180 some information about places that um 1121 00:57:06,180 --> 00:57:07,980 code enforcement has already gone out 1122 00:57:07,980 --> 00:57:11,339 and looked at so that ties into item 1123 00:57:11,339 --> 00:57:13,020 number seven and public hearing will be 1124 00:57:13,020 --> 00:57:20,170 on August 14th 1125 00:57:20,180 --> 00:57:22,200 is there anything else to come before 1126 00:57:22,200 --> 00:57:24,319 City development and planning 1127 00:57:24,319 --> 00:57:27,119 Motion Picture second all is in favor 1128 00:57:27,119 --> 00:57:30,109 bye thank you 1129 00:57:30,119 --> 00:57:32,579 I'd like to call to order 1130 00:57:32,579 --> 00:57:35,300 um claims 1131 00:57:35,300 --> 00:57:38,460 and we have one item on the agenda 1132 00:57:38,460 --> 00:57:40,680 um and we will need to discuss that item 1133 00:57:40,680 --> 00:57:42,599 in the executive session so I'd like a 1134 00:57:42,599 --> 00:57:46,319 motion to go into the executive session 1135 00:57:46,319 --> 00:57:49,700 second all in favor