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[10:57] public hearing number one the 2022
[11:00] Consolidated annual performance and
[11:02] evaluation report the keeper
[11:04] we have 18 items for original
[11:06] consideration if the clerk would please
[11:08] read item number one item number one for
[11:10] original consideration a resolution
[11:11] calling for a public hearing amending
[11:13] 248-18 of the city code to designate J
[11:16] Street from Liberty Street to Union
[11:19] Street a two-way street
[11:21] discussed in committee with objection on
[11:23] consent item number two item number two for original consideration a
[11:27] resolution authorized in the mayor or
[11:28] his designee to process outstanding
[11:31] accounts in the best interests of the
[11:32] city and collect any money due for
[11:34] mortgages assigned to the city from
[11:37] Schenectady local Development
[11:38] Corporation
[11:40] Mr boulderberry I'd like to ask uh
[11:45] discussion to correct the languages
[11:48] I need a second
[11:51] okay we will ask for a roll call during
[11:53] the council meeting
[11:57] item number three for original
[12:00] consideration a resolution authorizing
[12:02] the sale of 405 11th Street for twenty
[12:06] six thousand one hundred and forty eight
[12:07] dollars and fifty one cents discussing
[12:10] committee without I'm sorry roll call Mr
[12:12] palomini
[12:15] item number four item number four for
[12:18] original consideration a resolution
[12:19] authorized in the sale of 841 Oakwood
[12:21] Avenue for a hundred thousand dollars
[12:24] discussing committee without objection
[12:26] on consent item number five item number
[12:29] five for original consideration a
[12:30] resolution authorizing the sale of 874
[12:32] Emmett Street or fifty five thousand
[12:35] three hundred and twenty four dollars
[12:36] and eleven cents roll call Mr palomini
[12:39] item number six item number six for
[12:41] original consideration a resolution
[12:43] authorizing the sale of 1005 Congress
[12:46] Street for twenty five thousand seven
[12:47] hundred and seventy seven dollars and
[12:48] ten cents roll call Mr palamini item
[12:52] number seven item number seven for
[12:54] original consideration a resolution
[12:56] authorizing the sale of 1038 Glenwood
[12:58] Boulevard for thirty five thousand five
[13:00] hundred dollars
[13:01] disgusting committee with the objection
[13:03] on consent item number eight item number
[13:06] eight for original consideration a
[13:07] resolution authorizing the sale of 1040
[13:09] Wendell Avenue for sixteen thousand nine
[13:12] hundred and ninety nine dollars and
[13:13] ninety seven cents
[13:15] uh roll call by Mr palamini item number
[13:18] nine item number nine for original
[13:19] consideration a resolution authorizing
[13:22] the sale of 1153 Phoenix Avenue for one
[13:25] hundred and forty one thousand dollars
[13:27] discussing committee with objection on
[13:29] consent item number 10 item number 10
[13:32] for original consideration a resolution
[13:33] authorized in the sale of
[13:36] 2008 State Street for eighty seven
[13:38] thousand dollars
[13:40] discussed and committee without
[13:41] objection on consent item number eleven for original
[13:45] consideration a resolution of amending
[13:48] resolution 2022 224 to modify the time
[13:50] period for electric city food
[13:52] Cooperative Incorporated to secure
[13:55] required Financial commitments
[13:57] roll call by Mr palomini
[13:59] item number 12.
[14:02] for original
[14:03] consideration a resolution amending
[14:05] resolution 2022 224 to modify the time
[14:08] period for young women's Christian
[14:10] Association of Schenectady DBA YWCA
[14:14] Northeastern New York to secure required
[14:16] Financial commitments roll call by Mr
[14:19] palamini item number 13. item number 13
[14:22] for original consideration a resolution
[14:24] amending resolution
[14:26] 2023-029 to modify the time period for
[14:29] Miracle on Craig Street to secure a
[14:31] required Financial commitments
[14:33] roll call by Mr palomini item number 14 for original
[14:38] consideration a resolution amending
[14:40] resolution 2022-224 to modify the use of
[14:43] funds for a Schenectady Community Action
[14:45] Program Incorporated roll a call by Mr
[14:48] palamini
[14:49] item number 13.
[14:51] excuse me item number 15. item number 15
[14:53] for original consideration a resolution
[14:55] recognizing Suicide Prevention month
[14:58] this item will be taken out of order and
[15:00] presented by a council member Patrick
[15:02] item number 16. item number 16 for
[15:05] original consideration a resolution
[15:06] recognizing National Hispanic Heritage
[15:08] Month this resolution will be presented
[15:10] at a later date discussed in committee
[15:12] with objection on consent item number 17 for original
[15:16] consideration and resolution recognizing
[15:18] Army veteran first lieutenant George W
[15:21] Keough
[15:23] item number 17 will also be presented at
[15:25] a later date it's been discussed in
[15:27] committee without injection on consent
[15:31] item number 18. item number 18 for
[15:34] original consideration and resolution
[15:35] recognizing Army veteran private Joseph
[15:37] E Kehoe
[15:39] this item again will be presented at a
[15:41] later date and discussing committee with
[15:43] objection on consent
[15:46] if there's nothing more to come before
[15:47] the city council caucus I'll ask for a
[15:50] motion to adjourn motion by Miss Peck
[15:52] second by Mr motiv Aaron all in favor
[15:54] we're adjourned I'd like to call to
[15:57] order the city council meeting from
[15:58] Monday September 25th 2023
[16:01] Ronald Hunter lives in a prayer
[16:04] invocation
[16:07] good evening
[16:08] let's reflect for a moment first let me
[16:11] say thank you on behalf of all who have
[16:13] gathered here today
[16:14] thank you for many and Abundant
[16:16] Blessings thank you for life itself for
[16:19] the measure of Health we have we need to
[16:21] fulfill our callings for knowledge for
[16:23] assessments and for friendship thank you
[16:25] for the ability to be involved in useful
[16:27] work and for the honor of bearing
[16:28] appropriate responsibilities
[16:30] thanks as well for the freedom to share
[16:32] and listen to information and counsel
[16:34] from your constituents which includes
[16:36] the freedom to respectfully disagree
[16:38] with our many branches of government yes
[16:41] we have the right to seek our redress
[16:43] whether it is here at a peaceful protest
[16:46] or especially a voting booth in ancient
[16:49] books it is said that citizens ought to
[16:51] obey the governing authorities since
[16:53] those very authorities were established
[16:54] to promote peace order and Justice in
[16:57] present times things can seem more
[17:00] complex therefore I pray for our mayor
[17:02] for the various levels of city official
[17:04] also present and in particular for this
[17:06] assembled Council I'm asking that you
[17:09] will graciously grant them wisdom to
[17:11] govern amid the conflicting interests
[17:13] and issues of our times a sense of the
[17:15] welfare and true needs of our people
[17:17] Akeem throws for justice and rightness
[17:19] confidence in what is good and fitting
[17:22] the ability to work together in harmony
[17:24] even when there is honest disagreement
[17:26] personal peace in their lives and joy in
[17:29] their tasks
[17:30] may this communication and this meeting
[17:32] be very productive thank you very much
[17:36] I'd like to call on Mike superiority to
[17:37] lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance
[17:53] thank you
[18:01] if the clerk who please call the roll
[18:12] Miss Porterfield here thank you thank
[18:15] you we have one out of order resolution
[18:17] um
[18:19] recognizing Suicide Prevention months
[18:21] we'd ask the uh it was going to be
[18:23] presented by council member Patrick so
[18:25] we'd ask the members of the fire and
[18:27] police department that are present to
[18:28] accept the resolutions please step
[18:30] behind the rail
[18:32] thank you
[18:44] how are you come on
[18:49] hello how are you
[18:52] Madam president may have the floor you
[18:54] have the floor thank you
[18:58] well this is suicide prevention Munch
[19:00] month
[19:01] um for 2023 and we have a special uh
[19:04] resolution for that
[19:06] whereas September is National Suicide
[19:08] Prevention month a month to remember the
[19:11] lives lost to Suicide the millions of
[19:13] people who have struggled with suicidal
[19:15] ideation and acknowledge the individuals
[19:18] families and communities that have been
[19:20] impacted it is also a time to raise
[19:23] awareness and discuss this highly
[19:25] stigmatized Topic in addition to
[19:28] shifting public perception this month is
[19:30] used to spread hope and Vital
[19:33] Information to people affected by
[19:34] Suicide and whereas suicide is the act
[19:38] of intentionally causing One's Own Death
[19:40] mental disorders including depression
[19:42] bipolar disorder autism spectrum
[19:45] disorders schizophrenia personality
[19:47] disorders anxiety disorders physical
[19:49] disorders and substance and substance
[19:52] use disorders are risk factors for
[19:54] suicide
[19:56] the majority of suicides worldwide are
[19:58] related to mental health disorders
[20:00] taking care of our mental health is
[20:02] equally as important as taking care of
[20:04] our physical health
[20:05] and whereas according to the Center for
[20:08] Disease Control and prevention the CDC
[20:10] in 2021 suicide was responsible for 48
[20:15] 183 deaths which is about one death
[20:18] every 11 minutes
[20:20] the number of people who think about or
[20:23] attempt suicide is even higher
[20:26] in 2021 an estimated 12.3 million
[20:30] American adults seriously thought about
[20:32] suicide 3.5 million planned a suicide
[20:35] attempt and 1.7 million attempted
[20:38] suicide
[20:39] and whereas suicide is the second
[20:41] leading cause of death among Youth and
[20:43] Young adults between the ages of 10 and
[20:45] 24 years old the suicide rate for
[20:48] veterans is more than 50 percent greater
[20:50] than for non-veteran adults
[20:53] First Responders including Law
[20:55] Enforcement Officers firefighters
[20:57] Emergency Medical Services
[21:00] EMS clinicians and Public Safety
[21:03] telecommunicators responders may be at
[21:05] an elevated risk for suicide because of
[21:07] the environments in which they work
[21:08] their culture and stress both
[21:10] occupational and personal
[21:12] and whereas 988 is the three-digit
[21:16] National Suicide and crisis Lifeline HHS
[21:19] launched in collaboration with the
[21:21] states in 2022 Americans can now connect
[21:25] with trained counselors that offer real
[21:28] support in times of Crisis since the
[21:31] July 2022 launch 988 has received more
[21:35] than 5.5 million calls texts and chats
[21:39] and in July 2023 text and chat were made
[21:42] available in Spanish and whereas suicide
[21:45] is preventable and no one should go
[21:47] through a crisis alone now therefore be
[21:50] it resolved that the Schenectady city
[21:52] council and Mayor Gary R McCarthy do
[21:55] hereby pause in their deliberations to
[21:57] recognize Suicide Prevention month and
[22:00] encourage everyone if you know someone
[22:02] you know needs help Reach Out call 9-1-1
[22:05] call or text 988 for the National
[22:08] Suicide Prevention line or text Got 5 to
[22:12] 741 and 741 and be it further resolved
[22:16] that as the world joins together during
[22:18] Suicide Prevention month to honor the
[22:21] memories of those we have lost to
[22:22] suicide and their loved ones that we
[22:24] commit to be kind to everyone because
[22:26] you never know what someone is going
[22:28] through
[22:30] I'd like to make a motion to pass this
[22:33] resolution I need a second please
[22:36] second by Mr Blue Baron all in favor
[22:38] aye motion passions congratulations
[22:40] thank you
[22:43] so I was hoping that you would introduce
[22:45] yourself and say a few words and then
[22:47] we'll pass the microphone down
[22:48] absolutely
[22:50] uh good evening ladies and gentlemen of
[22:52] the council Mr Mayor ladies and
[22:54] gentlemen my name is Zachary weekly I
[22:56] along with my um with another sergeant
[22:59] that I work with Matthew Dearing who
[23:01] couldn't be here tonight uh co-direct
[23:03] our Department's peer support team and
[23:06] with me direct me directly to my left is
[23:08] Dr Kelly Tobin who is The Clinical
[23:11] Director for the police department's
[23:13] peer support team
[23:15] years ago when
[23:18] Matt Dearing and I took over the peer
[23:19] support team we realized that our
[23:21] biggest hurdle in the first job that we
[23:23] had was to break down some of the
[23:25] barriers and the stigma associated with
[23:28] help seeking Behavior right especially
[23:31] in law enforcement
[23:33] there there's this
[23:35] machismo that goes along with our job
[23:37] and a lot of people think that it's not
[23:40] okay to ask for help and it's not okay
[23:42] to not be okay so
[23:46] get rid of that I appreciate
[23:48] um the city council
[23:50] um taking the time out of your agenda to
[23:52] bring suicide awareness month to to
[23:55] everybody's attention because I think
[23:58] the more we talk about it the more the
[24:01] easier it is for somebody who's going
[24:02] through a hard time to
[24:05] um the easier it will be for them to
[24:06] talk about it
[24:08] um
[24:09] that's really all I have thank you thank
[24:11] you
[24:12] hello good evening thank you for having
[24:15] me here and and for this amazing award
[24:18] is fantastic
[24:20] um
[24:22] like Zach was saying I was asked to come
[24:25] and take on a position as The Clinical
[24:28] Director
[24:29] it was supposed to be a graceful and
[24:33] gradual coming in and we unfortunately
[24:36] had a suicide and so forged by fire here
[24:40] I came and as I got to know everybody at
[24:44] the police department and the officers I
[24:46] could feel that stigma when I came in
[24:49] the atmosphere would change in the room
[24:51] and
[24:55] I think they really thought that I was
[24:57] there because they were in trouble not
[24:59] because they
[25:01] could seek me out if they needed to
[25:05] um
[25:06] one of the things that I've worked on
[25:08] and Zach and Matt have supported me
[25:11] greatly and is what I call the
[25:13] resiliency project
[25:15] so we're going to launch it next year it
[25:20] started with myself and Zach and Matt I
[25:23] created a survey and sent it to every
[25:26] police officer every detective every
[25:29] Administration if you belonged somehow
[25:31] to the Scott City Police Department you
[25:33] are getting the survey and what it went
[25:36] through was I wanted to know what they
[25:38] thought what was the definition of
[25:39] resilience
[25:40] what makes somebody resilient and also
[25:43] what takes your resiliency away because
[25:45] in the form of suicide and the beginning
[25:47] of mental health it's when you start
[25:50] losing the capacity to be resilient
[25:52] where Zach was saying it was grit you
[25:56] needed to have Grit
[25:58] okay but with grit come silence
[26:01] and so this gave that voice and So based
[26:05] on what they thought took the resilience
[26:08] away away I created a three-tier program
[26:11] to address all of those concerns
[26:17] good evening everybody
[26:19] uh Don Marino Schenectady Fire
[26:21] Department
[26:23] this is a subject that's difficult
[26:26] um
[26:27] way back in the stone ages when I came
[26:28] on you didn't talk about it
[26:31] you just went did your job kept your
[26:33] mouth shut
[26:34] and you just
[26:37] let it eat at you and no one knew about
[26:38] it
[26:39] and I don't know how far away from that
[26:42] we are today
[26:44] we've taken strides we we talked about
[26:47] it we make available to our people a lot
[26:50] of resources
[26:52] they don't have to tell us what's going
[26:53] on but if they need help we're there to
[26:55] help them
[26:56] I think
[26:58] it's better because we are talking about
[27:00] it it's better because it'll lead like
[27:02] the police department and other agencies
[27:05] the different things you're doing
[27:08] but it is definitely an issue that we
[27:11] can't let go and we need to keep working
[27:14] at it
[27:16] you never know what someone's going
[27:21] through and you never know what act of
[27:23] kindness can help that person
[27:26] and sometimes it's that just simple
[27:29] thing
[27:30] uh the programs are good we're going to
[27:32] work the programs but it's very
[27:35] important that all of us just realize
[27:38] we're in this together and no one's
[27:41] perfect
[27:42] and just a kind word somebody could go a
[27:45] long ways
[27:48] [Music]
[27:50] you all and especially for the work that
[27:52] you do under tremendous pressure so we
[27:54] really appreciate everything that you're
[27:56] doing to protect
[27:57] yourselves and each other and of course
[28:00] our community so thank you very much
[28:03] [Applause]
[28:11] I'd just like to add that we do have one
[28:13] more group the um
[28:14] American Foundation For Suicide
[28:16] Prevention that could not be with us
[28:17] tonight so we will be presenting a
[28:19] resolution on Sunday at their walk in
[28:21] Central Park
[28:25] um and so what's up I'm talking about it
[28:27] I would just further mention that
[28:28] council member Patrick talked about the
[28:30] 988 suicide crisis line so we are going
[28:35] to be having some of these cards which
[28:37] explain it in City Hall so thank you
[28:40] very much councilman Patrick
[28:42] we have one public hearing tonight and
[28:44] just a reminder we've extended the
[28:46] public hearing comment to four minutes
[28:48] however I have no one signed up for the
[28:50] public hearing so I declare the public
[28:52] hearing closed
[28:58] okay I asked for approval of the minutes
[28:59] for September 13 2023.
[29:02] September 11th I'm sorry
[29:07] nobody moved by me move by Mr Farley
[29:10] second by Mr Williams all in favor the
[29:13] clerk could please read any
[29:15] Communications and petitions
[29:22] Communications presented to city council
[29:24] for Monday September 25th 2023 under
[29:27] official there were none under General
[29:29] there were three emails from Petey Boris
[29:31] two regarding National Grid already
[29:33] installing traffic lamps and instruction
[29:35] signs before public hearing allowed
[29:37] allowing two-way traffic on Clinton and
[29:39] Franklin Street
[29:41] She also asked that everyone look at the
[29:43] Daily Gazette article a look at
[29:44] Schenectady as technological Smart City
[29:46] what do we need to know about smart
[29:48] cities and a broad Matrix of options
[29:52] that were published on July 27 2019.
[29:55] under a petitions there were none
[29:58] thank you
[29:59] call on council members to provide any
[30:01] committee reports
[30:03] and committee reports
[30:06] this time we'll have privilege of the
[30:07] floor related to the legislative agenda
[30:09] and I think I just need to clarify
[30:11] something for folks who signed up the
[30:13] yellow sheet was legislative for the
[30:15] legislative agenda and the the
[30:17] Greenwoods for City business so if you
[30:19] want to speak to anything that is on the
[30:21] printed agenda
[30:22] like regarding the housing sales those
[30:24] things that is the legislative agenda
[30:27] which is what we're speaking on now so
[30:28] does anybody need to correct that
[30:33] okay
[30:40] but I just want you to okay so that
[30:43] means you're on the legislative agenda
[30:44] that's what's on here so anybody who
[30:46] wants to speak on anything that's on the
[30:48] agenda
[30:49] that but not right now but I'll change
[30:51] your name over okay you'll miss
[30:53] pinchback
[30:55] Miss pinch back okay not right now but
[30:57] I'll move your name over so I just want
[31:00] to clarify for everyone we had some
[31:01] confusion before
[31:05] Co-op and
[31:07] bureaucracy Street where should we be
[31:09] speaking you should be speaking during
[31:11] the legislative agenda
[31:16] okay
[31:19] yes Elizabeth Walsh you did
[31:23] all right um
[31:24] so everybody else is in the right place
[31:30] okay
[31:31] [Music]
[31:35] anyone else for the housing sales
[31:37] that's on the agenda
[31:40] okay
[31:45] all right so um Elizabeth Walsh you were
[31:48] you sent yours online
[31:52] just to remind you you have three
[31:53] minutes to speak
[31:57] good evening all mayor McCarthy City
[32:01] Council Members I'm here representing
[32:04] the electric city food Cooperative I am
[32:07] an Engaged and very proud member owner
[32:09] I'm here with over a dozen other member
[32:12] owners of the Electric City Food Co-op a
[32:14] community that is growing 906 members
[32:16] this week I am coming together in
[32:20] gratitude I want to thank particularly
[32:23] council members Carmel Patrick Imani
[32:25] Farley Carl Williams John moodiveren
[32:29] council president Marion Porterfield and
[32:32] Mayor Gary McCarthy for their ongoing
[32:34] support of our efforts to open a
[32:35] downtown community-owned grocery store
[32:37] thank you also for your willingness to
[32:40] be responsive to the changing conditions
[32:42] and needs of Community Partners
[32:44] Tonight We Gather in support of the
[32:46] resolution before Council to Grant the
[32:48] three-time extensions requested one for
[32:51] our building back Better Together
[32:52] proposal as well as for the proposals of
[32:55] the YWCA and Miracle on Craig Street all
[32:58] three of these proposals are previously
[33:00] approved by City Council on the
[33:01] condition that they raise funds for
[33:03] their own to complement the federal arpa
[33:06] funding we believe that approval of
[33:08] these extensions is fully consistent
[33:10] with Federal guidance and administrating
[33:12] arpa funding first following through on
[33:15] the commitment
[33:16] to invest in these projects is fully
[33:18] inconsistent with the core Equity
[33:20] centered intentions of arpa these
[33:23] intentions include providing responsive
[33:25] services to disproportionately impacted
[33:28] communities and addressing the critical
[33:30] issues like foods and food insecurity
[33:32] that were exacerbated during the
[33:34] pandemic
[33:36] second granting the time extensions is
[33:38] fully consistent with Federal
[33:39] requirements that the arpa funds are
[33:41] allocated to projects by the end of 2024
[33:44] with the money needing to be spent by
[33:47] the end of 2026.
[33:49] the Biden Harris Administration has
[33:51] consistently Advanced an equity-centered
[33:53] approach to recovery efforts one that is
[33:56] responsive to the diverse needs of
[33:58] diverse people and dynamically changing
[34:00] circumstances especially by working
[34:03] closely with people directly
[34:05] experiencing challenges to co-create
[34:07] Solutions
[34:08] although most of us here agree that
[34:10] improvements could be made to the arpa
[34:12] process we also want to applaud the
[34:14] council's willingness to implement a
[34:16] responsive equity-centered process that
[34:18] ensures the ARP Investments match real
[34:21] Community meets for the co-op this will
[34:24] give us the time to secure our site we
[34:27] have committed funds of 3 million from
[34:30] the county and 2 million from our very
[34:32] Community oriented developers so we look
[34:35] forward to being fulfilled with the time
[34:37] extension required thanks so much
[34:40] thank you
[34:42] Kim Siciliano
[34:48] good evening everyone on behalf of the
[34:50] YWCA Northeastern New York's current
[34:52] clients residence participants staff and
[34:54] board members I thank you Mr Mayor and
[34:57] City Council Members you have always
[34:58] been non a non-profit community-based
[35:01] Champions and we greatly appreciate all
[35:03] of your partnership we are hopeful that
[35:05] you will bring the yw's the Electric
[35:06] City Food Co-op and Miracle on correct
[35:09] Street funding request as well as
[35:10] extensions back up for additional
[35:12] conversation and to another vote so that
[35:14] these nonprofits may continue their
[35:16] great work in the Schenectady Community
[35:19] I will talk tonight about the yw's
[35:21] project and our 135-year history and how
[35:23] we are on embarking on another adventure
[35:26] to strengthen and grow our Mark in the
[35:29] Schenectady Community please consider
[35:31] our request for an additional funding to
[35:33] support the expanded project outline and
[35:35] Compass encompassing our whole our whole
[35:37] campus at this point this is a 45
[35:39] million dollar project that includes
[35:41] both new construction which is what
[35:43] we've been talking about as well as
[35:45] concurrently renovating our our building
[35:48] that is 90 years old on the main campus
[35:52] please provide this additional support
[35:53] so we may realize our dream and vision
[35:55] for an electrifying and greatly improved
[35:57] Schenectady Community for all the
[36:00] critical need for housing both
[36:01] supportive and permanent in our
[36:03] community as an is at an all-time high
[36:05] especially housing that serves those
[36:07] experiencing mental illness survivors of
[36:10] domestic violence and the chronically
[36:11] homeless Harbor House as we love to call
[36:14] it at the YW will be a newly constructed
[36:16] 54 unit 100 percent permanent Supportive
[36:19] Housing Development for women trans
[36:21] inclusive the YW partners with Zenith
[36:24] partners are affordable housing experts
[36:26] along with our other project team
[36:28] partners GPI Magnuson architecture and
[36:30] the chase construction the new
[36:32] construction would be a 37 000 plus foot
[36:35] square
[36:36] uh square foot four-story building
[36:39] including 50 Studios and four two
[36:41] bedroom family units there will also be
[36:43] various office and community space to
[36:44] provide intensive support to Residents
[36:46] with 24 7 on-site Staffing we will also
[36:50] renovate the current building turning
[36:52] the 95 year old building into a
[36:56] wonderful opportunity in The Stockade we
[37:00] currently still have 42 single room
[37:02] occupancy units which is what will be
[37:04] renovating as well as office and program
[37:06] space and providing An Early Learning
[37:08] Center build out serving 60 plus
[37:10] children
[37:12] the project team will redevelop the YW
[37:14] campus to ensure the long-term stability
[37:16] of the critical programming the YW
[37:17] provides safe and affordable housing
[37:20] comprehensive domestic violence services
[37:22] and high quality Early Learning Program
[37:24] there's also about 80 staff who work
[37:26] there with this amazing project and your
[37:28] support we will keep alive our amazing
[37:30] mission of eliminating racism empowering
[37:32] women and promoting peace Justice
[37:34] dignity and freedom for all thank you
[37:37] for your time I appreciate you all thank
[37:39] you
[37:41] Michelle pinchback
[37:47] foreign
[37:49] good evening city council my name is
[37:52] Michelle I am a peer in reference to the
[37:55] buying back of my parents home through
[37:57] my mother I just wanted to say that both
[38:01] my parents have been in the Schenectady
[38:03] Community for a very long time have also
[38:06] added and been in community service to
[38:10] the area and I would really appreciate I
[38:13] understand that there was a lot of
[38:15] issues and can be inconveniences as far
[38:17] as what this process has happened what
[38:20] has happened and what is going to happen
[38:22] I just ask that we look all over and
[38:25] look over everything and especially the
[38:27] information that was sent to you guys
[38:28] individually through emails and
[38:31] um
[38:33] I think it was just through email sorry
[38:35] and just to make sure to look over that
[38:37] because
[38:39] I
[38:41] this has been a very rough thing and
[38:43] it's not something that was done you
[38:46] know out of spite or to hurt the city or
[38:48] to go anything oh this was more a bad of
[38:50] elderly people who
[38:53] had issues had physical health and a lot
[38:56] of other things and
[38:57] family wasn't as involved as it is now
[39:00] they have backup now there's family
[39:01] included everyone knows we are all
[39:03] watching over everything and this is not
[39:05] something that would happen again so I'm
[39:07] just asking that they look over
[39:08] everything and I appreciate you for
[39:09] listening
[39:11] thank you
[39:14] all right I have no one else signed up
[39:15] to speak for the legislative agenda so I
[39:18] declare the public climate closed
[39:21] ask for approval of the legislative
[39:23] agenda
[39:25] it's moved by Mr motivary and second by
[39:27] Miss Patrick all in favor
[39:30] all right we have nine items for roll
[39:32] call
[39:38] item number two
[39:42] Clerk of please read
[39:46] item number two for original
[39:48] consideration a resolution authorizing
[39:50] the mayor or his designate to process
[39:51] outstanding accounts in the best
[39:53] interests of the city and collect any
[39:55] monies due for mortgages assigned to the
[39:57] city from the Schenectady local
[39:59] Development Corporation right it's been
[40:02] motioned in second to have this item
[40:03] table this time the clerk will please
[40:05] call the roll
[40:12] Mr Farley yes
[40:14] Mr Williams yes
[40:17] Miss Patrick yes
[40:19] Mr palamini yes
[40:21] Miss Porterfield yes
[40:24] items table will be returned to
[40:25] committee
[40:27] so it passes item number four excuse me
[40:31] item number three for original
[40:35] consideration and resolution authorizing
[40:37] the sale of 405 11th Street where twenty
[40:40] six thousand one hundred and forty eight
[40:41] dollars and fifty one cents
[40:45] I need a motion on that
[40:47] over Miss Patrick Sacramento all in
[40:50] favor
[40:52] is there any discussion on this item
[40:55] just want to remind council members this
[40:57] is a time for discussion and next with
[40:59] the roll call to just vote the item
[41:00] through or or not so any discussion on
[41:03] this item
[41:04] if the clerk would please read the call
[41:06] the roll Mr mutaviran yes Mr
[41:11] Farley
[41:15] Patrick yes Mr palomini no that's Porterfield
[41:19] yes
[41:24] item number five clerk will please read
[41:29] mm-hmm
[41:31] item number five for original
[41:32] consideration resolution authorized in
[41:34] the sale of 874 Emmett Street for 55 324
[41:38] and 11 cents
[41:40] any motion so
[41:43] second my movement second by Miss
[41:45] Patrick
[41:46] all's in favor
[41:48] aye okay if the clerk excuse me clerk
[41:50] would please call the roll
[41:53] any discussion
[41:55] this is its opportunity for discussion
[41:56] before the vote
[41:59] yes
[42:02] Mr Toro no
[42:05] Mr Farley yes Mr Williams yes Miss
[42:09] Patrick yes
[42:10] Mr palomini no
[42:12] Miss Porterfield yes item passes five to
[42:16] two
[42:17] item number six for original
[42:23] consideration a resolution authorized in
[42:25] the sale of 1005 Congress Street for
[42:27] twenty five thousand seven hundred and
[42:29] seventy seven dollars and 10 cents
[42:31] in motion let's move it moved by Mr
[42:34] multiver in second by Mr Farley all's in
[42:37] favor
[42:38] aye
[42:39] any discussion
[42:43] if the clerk would please call the roll
[42:44] Mr Mutual
[42:52] Miss Patrick yes Mr palamini
[42:55] Miss Porterfield yes Adam passes five to
[42:58] two
[43:00] item number eight for original
[43:04] consideration resolution authorizing the
[43:06] sale of 1040 Wendell Avenue for 16
[43:09] 999.97
[43:14] I need a motion Miss Patrick
[43:16] Aaron all's in favor
[43:19] aye
[43:20] is there any discussion on this item
[43:24] if the clerk would please call the roll
[43:25] Mr Baron yes Mr Toro no
[43:29] Mr Farley yes Mr Williams yes Miss Patrick yes
[43:35] Mr palamini Ms Porterfield yes item
[43:39] passes five to two item number eleven
[43:43] item number 11 for original
[43:44] consideration and resolution amending
[43:47] resolution 2022-224 to modify the time
[43:50] period for electric city food
[43:51] Cooperative Incorporated to secure
[43:53] required Financial commitments
[43:58] need a motion Miss Patrick second by Mr
[44:01] mood of Aaron all in favor
[44:03] is there any discussion on this item
[44:07] clerk would please call the roll Mr
[44:09] musubiran yes Mr Toro no Mr Farley yes yes Mr Williams yes
[44:16] Miss Patrick yes
[44:18] Mr palamini no Miss Porterfield yes item
[44:21] passes five to two
[44:25] item number 12.
[44:27] for original
[44:28] consideration a resolution amending
[44:30] resolution 2022 2224 to modify the time
[44:33] period for young women's Christian
[44:35] Association of Schenectady DBA YWCA
[44:38] Northeastern New York to secure required
[44:40] Financial commitments
[44:45] all in favor
[44:47] aye
[44:48] is there any discussion on this item
[44:54] Mr Farley
[44:58] so Madam president I just wanted uh I
[45:00] think it's appropriate that we recognize
[45:03] that this is suicide prevention month
[45:05] and have we did that earlier
[45:07] um with a beautiful uh ceremony
[45:09] resolution by Ms Patrick and I think
[45:11] that it's important that we recognize
[45:12] that
[45:13] we are in a really great position to
[45:17] impact the setting conditions to what
[45:18] these tragedies occur and I don't want
[45:21] it to be lost on us that affordable
[45:24] housing
[45:26] and building community and access to
[45:29] quality services and mental health
[45:31] services and these are exactly what are
[45:36] these uh agencies are providing and we
[45:38] are in a great position to you know
[45:41] increase uh or decrease the likelihood
[45:44] of such tragedies occurring in our
[45:47] community by the way we vote so I just
[45:49] wanted to make clear and highlight that our votes are not
[45:53] should not be looked at as a
[45:56] disconnected piece of this process they
[45:58] are very much related and have great
[46:00] impacts by what we say yes or no here
[46:02] tonight
[46:03] thank you any further discussion
[46:13] if the clerk will please call the roll
[46:15] Mr motivaran yes Mr turo no Mr Farley
[46:20] yes Mr Williams yes Miss Patrick yes Mr
[46:24] palomini no this poor people yes item
[46:28] passes five to two
[46:30] item number 13.
[46:33] for original
[46:34] consideration and resolution amending
[46:36] resolution
[46:37] 2023-029 to modify the time period for
[46:40] Miracle on Craig Street to secure
[46:41] required Financial commitments
[46:45] need a motion Please Mr motivaran second
[46:47] by Mr Williams all in favor
[46:49] aye
[46:50] is there any discussion on this item
[46:54] the clerk please call the roll Mr
[46:56] motiveran yes Mr Toro
[46:59] Mr Farley yes
[47:01] Mr Williams
[47:03] yes Miss Patrick yes Mr palomini no Miss
[47:07] Porterfield yes
[47:09] item passes five to two
[47:11] item number 14.
[47:15] for original
[47:16] consideration resolution amending
[47:18] resolution 2022-224
[47:20] to modify the use of funds for a
[47:22] Schenectady Community Action Program
[47:24] Incorporated
[47:26] I need a motion most of my Mr Williams
[47:28] second my Miss Patrick all in favor
[47:32] is there any discussion on this item
[47:34] Miss Patrick
[47:37] yes I'd like to repeat what we talked
[47:39] about a couple of weeks ago which is
[47:41] that this is a program that absolutely
[47:42] is helping to prevent homelessness in
[47:44] our community it's a program that this
[47:46] Council has funded previously
[47:49] um uh through cdbg I also want to point
[47:53] out that the original application that
[47:55] scap put in was for covid supplies so
[47:58] changing the to the rental assistance
[48:01] program to prevent homelessness makes
[48:03] sense because they had to purchase the
[48:05] covid supplies when they needed them so
[48:09] they used other funding to do that and I
[48:11] wholeheartedly support
[48:13] using the money that we had already
[48:15] previously given to them to continue in
[48:18] our efforts to prevent homelessness in
[48:20] our community thank you thank you any
[48:23] other discussion
[48:25] will the clerk please call the roll
[48:29] yes Mr Toro no Mr Farley yes
[48:34] Mr Williams yes
[48:36] Miss Patrick
[48:37] Mr palomini no
[48:40] Miss Porterfield yes motion passes five
[48:43] to two thank you
[48:50] this time we'll have privilege of the
[48:51] floor regarding General City business
[48:54] I have four people signed up
[48:59] first person is Michael zapieri
[49:05] good evening Mr McCarthy mayor McCarthy
[49:07] city council president as Porterfield
[49:10] City Council I just came here to talk
[49:12] about a wonderful event that happened
[49:14] Friday night in Schenectady regarding St
[49:17] Luke's Church if I could read something
[49:18] please
[49:28] I wanted to recognize an event that took
[49:30] place this past Friday in the city it
[49:34] was the third annual community day
[49:35] hosted by father Dominic isopo and the
[49:38] parishioners in St Luke's in St Joseph
[49:40] churches
[49:41] the purpose of this day was to give back
[49:43] to the community
[49:45] one person at a time and that they did
[49:48] it provided the opportunity for the
[49:50] members of the community the select to
[49:52] select items from the large amount of
[49:53] very things donated by the church
[49:55] members such as clothing household goods
[49:58] toys books
[50:00] Etc enjoy some food and benefit from the
[50:03] beautiful weather all at no cost much
[50:05] through the surprise and Delight of some
[50:07] of the attendees there were also
[50:09] organizations there to share their
[50:11] information with those interested
[50:14] in spite of our differences in the
[50:16] problems in our society this event
[50:17] reminded me of what I already knew we
[50:20] are better than that and the city needs
[50:22] more afternoons like this Bravo to
[50:25] father isopo and a parishioners of Saint
[50:27] Luke and Saint Joseph's
[50:30] how grateful we as parishioners from
[50:33] Saint Luke's to have father isopo as our
[50:36] priest his leadership in caring for his
[50:38] church and parishioners is so rewarding
[50:40] to all of us God blessopo always thank
[50:45] you very much
[50:46] thank you
[50:49] Mark Lacroix Lacroix I never sure how to
[50:52] pronounce that n Marge
[50:55] that's right it's a Lacroix thank you
[50:58] um just want to uh
[51:01] thank the city council for their
[51:03] magnetic them having a magnanimous
[51:05] Spirit nothing that's what the city
[51:07] needs to be magnanimous think about
[51:09] others think about what can we do to
[51:12] move forward
[51:14] I know it's not an easy thing I know we
[51:15] have to always consider every single
[51:17] person of the city but that's the thing
[51:19] think about every single person's case
[51:20] but then those who are before the city
[51:23] council before the mayor to really see
[51:26] what happened see the details and
[51:30] go forward with that you know I I thank
[51:33] you for hearing us out seeing the emails
[51:35] I've seen people talk about their
[51:36] properties and helping their family and
[51:38] such it's a beautiful thing you know and
[51:40] that's what it's going to be supposed to
[51:41] be about family and building a community
[51:43] if we're not doing that then what are we
[51:46] doing here
[51:47] we're failing before we're failing
[51:49] people and family community but I thank
[51:51] you for your spirits and I think I hope
[51:53] to see great and new blood coming to the
[51:55] city council to keep it pumping keep it
[51:57] going and that um when the city is in
[52:01] the near future a what they call a new
[52:03] Schenectady that everyone can feel it
[52:05] see it and hear it thank you thank you
[52:12] Patricia Smith
[52:22] good evening Madam president mayor City
[52:24] Council Members I'm Patricia Smith
[52:26] president of the Newton homes
[52:27] partnership on Pennsylvania Avenue
[52:29] between Schuyler and Hawthorne streets
[52:31] with Norwood Avenue behind us
[52:34] we own the whole black including the
[52:36] back parking lot
[52:37] over the 36 years I have lived here we
[52:40] have had issues with trespasses using
[52:42] our lot blocking Us in and parking and
[52:44] leaving their cars
[52:45] we have in the past had the assistance
[52:47] of the police to remove trespassers The
[52:50] Continuous issue is unfortunately the
[52:52] Pop Warner football group besides
[52:55] leaving trash they continue to Park
[52:57] Drive in stand and block our luck the
[53:00] retorts when asked to leave show lack of
[53:02] respect and intelligence
[53:03] on September 14th a woman drove in
[53:06] halfway through the lot and parked I
[53:08] went over to explain the lattice private
[53:09] and asked her nicely to leave she
[53:12] started to yell and when I went to
[53:13] retrieve my cell phone in my car she
[53:16] said I'd better stay in the car or she's
[53:17] going to let me have it at that time her
[53:20] son came up and told me I'd better stay
[53:22] in my car then she called me a racist
[53:26] previous when I asked the man to lead
[53:27] the lot he screamed I was Prejudice this
[53:30] is a private lot
[53:32] apparently this is the new mantra of
[53:34] people who want to commit crimes and
[53:35] feel they can intimidate others by using
[53:37] this crap
[53:39] my record with mpna speaks for me I will
[53:41] not tolerate such filthy disgusting
[53:43] moronic comments this past Saturday two
[53:46] of us called to ask for police help so
[53:49] that an issue did not erupt we were told
[53:51] that due to the issue being on private
[53:53] property the police cannot help us our
[53:56] lot was full of cars we could not get
[53:58] out nobody could get out because they
[54:00] blocked us in I saw car go by and the
[54:03] offices looked and kept going despite
[54:05] the road congested with cars all over
[54:07] the sidewalk and in our lock
[54:09] they kept they just ignored it I then
[54:12] emailed the chief of police asking for
[54:14] assistance as we were concerned a small
[54:16] media would arise due to the comments of
[54:18] the trespasses when we asked them to
[54:20] leave an officer did come a while after
[54:22] we cleared the lot he was very
[54:24] professional and listened to my Angry
[54:26] complaint we got good guys and women
[54:28] there so from this I gathered that if
[54:30] something happens on private property
[54:32] the police cannot help or is it just for
[54:35] people in Mount Pleasant or just me
[54:37] so if this is the case and we can count
[54:40] on no help this is what we are going to
[54:42] do if we have people committing crimes
[54:45] toward us on our property we will return
[54:47] the favor in kind and according to the
[54:48] dispatch the police will not be able to
[54:50] help the criminals who know that the
[54:52] tables turned on them this is such a
[54:54] violation of our rights the school and
[54:57] City have jurisdiction over the athletic
[54:59] field and what activities happen there
[55:01] so they have some responsibility for the
[55:03] actions of the field users at this time
[55:06] we are seeking federal and state legal
[55:09] action to preserve our rights due to
[55:11] this administration's lack of ability to
[55:13] enforce laws on the quality of life
[55:14] issues no one has the right to bully or
[55:17] intimidate to commit a crime against
[55:19] another I'm 71 years old the other lady
[55:22] is 74. these are young young people and
[55:25] they're going to beat ourselves in
[55:26] calling us names so we are now going to
[55:29] engage in the services of patrols that
[55:32] will take care of our life and
[55:34] personally I have to say that I do not
[55:36] support this Administration anymore
[55:37] which is a sad State of Affairs thank
[55:39] you thank you
[55:43] Melissa Jeffries
[55:52] hello my name's Melissa Jefferson I
[55:55] originally came here to talk about my
[55:58] parents house
[56:00] well you just happened to pass
[56:02] we need it so I just want to thank the
[56:06] council for listening
[56:08] and taking my emails and
[56:12] my pestering and everything to
[56:16] pass my parents to keep their home
[56:19] thank you
[56:24] I have no one else signed up to speak so
[56:26] I declare the public comment of City
[56:27] business closed
[56:30] miscellaneous business of the council
[56:35] okay mayor
[56:38] Madam president thank you always
[56:40] appreciate everyone coming out tonight
[56:41] and uh
[56:43] expressing their opinions uh their
[56:46] thoughts tomorrow we're scheduled to
[56:49] start the Milling of Campbell Avenue
[56:53] weather permitting uh you know that's
[56:56] been a concern for a lot of people in
[56:59] Bellevue with the work that National
[57:01] Grid has done on that street replacing
[57:04] the gas lines and some of the
[57:07] adjoining streets but that will be
[57:10] milled for its entire length that'll
[57:12] complement the work that was done past
[57:15] year on Broadway I think council
[57:18] president Porterfield
[57:20] members Del Toro
[57:23] palomini and Patrick who joined us for
[57:26] the pickleball court opening we've
[57:30] redone the pickleball courts there and
[57:32] then the tennis courts and
[57:35] across the street but for Mr motivera
[57:39] and Mr Farley and Mr Williams they
[57:40] assure me that anytime you want to go up
[57:42] they'll give you a lesson and let you
[57:44] play on the pickleball courts and get to
[57:47] see all the uh benefits of the
[57:50] investment that we've made in that Park
[57:53] thank you madam president thank you
[57:55] mayor well I was going to talk about the
[57:57] pickleball as well uh yeah so it's a
[57:59] great Court we're doing a lot of things
[58:00] in the Parks and people have the
[58:01] opportunity to enjoy so you know and
[58:04] that's one of the ways that the arpa
[58:05] dollars are being spent so that
[58:06] everybody in the city has an opportunity
[58:08] to partake I did play the mayor he
[58:11] turned it down that day so I'll
[58:13] challenge you to a pickleball alone
[58:18] um on those courts so I want to also
[58:21] thank everyone for coming out tonight
[58:23] and I'm to my colleagues on the council
[58:25] who supported it I want to say thank you
[58:27] for us doing to support the extensions
[58:30] on the contracts for those who are
[58:32] trying to provide who not trying who are
[58:34] providing and have been providing
[58:36] services to our city for so long and
[58:39] additionally thank you for allowing
[58:40] people to maintain their homes who got
[58:43] into you know things happen people were
[58:45] older we went through covet A lot
[58:47] happened but I just saw someone to make
[58:49] it 100 clear that the city is being made
[58:51] whole the city is being made whole and
[58:54] we we charge that's not for me we
[58:58] which we charge uh 21 interest and you
[59:03] know we there's no way that any you know
[59:04] that anything else anyplace else charges
[59:06] that interest so we're getting all of
[59:08] our money back on these houses I want to
[59:10] make that clear and in addition to that
[59:12] there's an additional fee that we've
[59:13] attached to that for those who had to
[59:15] pay this and they have to pay the court
[59:17] costs so the city is getting all their
[59:20] money plus some because we we're not
[59:22] going to cover the costs in order to do
[59:23] this so um for those who uh say that
[59:27] we're you know
[59:28] taxing taxpayers dollars by allowing
[59:30] people to um to buy back their property
[59:33] that is not a fact and it's also I want
[59:35] to say that we have done this in the
[59:37] past it's not the first time that the
[59:38] council has done this so again
[59:41] um I thank the council for supporting
[59:43] this for realizing it's important for us
[59:45] to try to do the right thing and to look
[59:47] at each situation individually so I thank
[59:52] you very much and with that I asked from
[59:54] last promotions to adjourn by Miss
[59:56] Patrick second by Mr Farley all in favor
[59:58] we're adjourned have a good night